Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 103597

Bus Services: Fares

Tabled: 6 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Tom Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government reconsider the national concessionary fares scheme to reflect pressures on tourist areas like Bournemouth, where local authorities must fund concessionary travel for tourists who are eligible

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Under the statutory elements of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS), Travel Concessionary Authorities (TCA) must reimburse bus operators for all concessionary journeys starting within their boundaries, irrespective of whether the conc...

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