Bus Services: Concessions
Commons · Question 8117 · Tabled 9 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering free any time bus travel to disabled bus pass holders.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 17 Oct 2024
The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. Local authorities in England have the power to go beyond their statutory ob...