Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 191840
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, if he will make it his policy to conduct a pilot programme of free bus travel for under 25 year olds.
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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