Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 28870

Bus Services: Concessions

Tabled: 4 February 2025

Answered: 12 February 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her predecessor's oral contribution of 18 November 2024, Official Report, column 49, when she plans to make a decision on concessionary bus travel for young people; and what criteria she plans

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Bus services are predominantly run on a commercial basis, where private operators decide on the level at which fares are set. Many bus operators offer reduced fares for young people, and the Department for Transport’s latest concessionary travel statistic...

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