Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 37825
Bus Services: Concessions
Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025
Question
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green Party — North Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to remove time limits on disabled persons concessionary bus passes to improve access to (a) education, (b) work and (c) other opportunities.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statutory obligations, such ...
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