Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 36134

Bus Services: Concessions

Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 12 March 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending free bus travel to all people over 60 years old in England, outside of London.

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. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statuto...
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