Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 61016
Bus Services: Concessions
Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Tom Gordon
Liberal Democrat — Harrogate and Knaresborough
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department would make an estimate of the cost of extending the statutory minimum criteria to allow disabled bus pass holders to use their passes at all times on weekdays.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Department for Transport conducted a review of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme which considered expanding statutory travel times for all passholders. We are currently considering next steps.