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Bus Services: Fares

Asked by Gregory StaffordConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 December 2024UIN 17495

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of raising the bus cap to £3 on pensioners.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Those of state pension age, currently sixty-six, have access to free off-peak bus travel under the terms of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme.

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