Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 107154

Bus Services: Concessions

Tabled: 20 January 2026

Answered: 26 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the annual cost of extending the statutory concessionary bus travel scheme UK-wide to include all residents aged 19 and under.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Government knows how important affordable bus services are in enabling young people to access education, work and vital services. Concessionary travel is a devolved policy area. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free of...

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