Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 191838
Bus Services: Concessions
Tabled: 29 June 2023
Answered: 7 July 2023
Question
Rachael Maskell
Labour (Co-op) — York Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing free bus travel to people aged under 25.
Answer
Mr Richard HoldenPrevious initial analysis estimated that providing free travel on buses for 16-18 –year-olds across England (outside London) would cost around £500m per year. The population of 16–18-year-olds in England outside London is 1.6 million per the 2021 Census, ...
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