Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 8117

Bus Services: Concessions

Tabled: 9 October 2024
Answered: 17 October 2024

Question

Mark Pritchard

ConservativeThe Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering free any time bus travel to disabled bus pass holders.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. Local authorities in England have the power to go beyond their statutory ob...

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