Issue - meetings

Report of Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.

1.   That the proposal to reduce Bee Network bus fares, with effect from 5^th January 2025, be approved as follows:

a)    reduce the price of 7-day Bus Travel on Bee Network Services from £21 Adult/£10.50 Child to £20 Adult/£10 Child

b)    reduce the price of 28-day Bus Travel on Bee Network Services from £85.40 Adult/£42.70 Child to £80 Adult/£40 Child

2.   That the introduction of a paper ‘Hopper’ single ticket for Bee Network bus users from 5^th January 2025 be approved.

3.   That the proposal to introduce a scheme, with local Credit Unions, from January 2025 to improve access to annual bus tickets be approved, in principle.

4.   That the extension of the ‘recompense scheme’ to support the transition from commercial ticketing products to Bee Network products in the Tranche 3 area be noted.

5.   That a further report on Bee Network fares and ticketing products be submitted to GMCA in September 2024.