A question on #BusServices #Concessions tabled by Rachel Gilmour on 18-03-2025 has been answered by Simon Lightwood.

Heading: Bus Services: Concessions
Question ID: 1786036
UIN: 39367
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-18
Asking Member ID: 5252
Asking Member display name: Rachel Gilmour
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Rachel Gilmour
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the merits of introducing free bus passes for people aged 60 and over.
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Date answered: 2025-03-21
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Answering Member ID: 4943
Answering Member display name: Simon Lightwood
Answering Member handle: simonlightwood
Answering Member Twitter reference: @simonlightwood
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Answer text: 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. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statuto...
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Answering body ID: 27
Answering body name: Department for Transport
Tweeted: true