Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 82852

Bus Services: Concessions

Tabled: 16 October 2025

Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to concessionary bus travel for disabled people.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Concessionary travel is a devolved policy area so the administrative arrangements in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland differ from those in England. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligib...

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