Bus Services: Concessions
Commons · Question 61017 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Tom Gordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department would make an estimate of the cost of requiring all local government authorities to provide a companion pass for disabled pass holders who cannot travel alone.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 26 Jun 2025
The introduction of companion passes for disabled passholders under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme would be an additional concession, introduced at the discretion of local authorities depending on their needs and circumstances. The Depar...