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Bus Services: Concessions

Commons · Question 82852 · Tabled 16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by 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

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 21 Oct 2025

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...