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Public Transport: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of enabling people over 60 to travel for free on public transport in England.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 4 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 6 Mar 2025
Answer: 12 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of enabling people over 60 to travel for free on public transport in England.
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Mar 2025
Answer published
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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