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Public Transport: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of passengers with a London Freedom Pass being able to travel for free in areas where the eligibility for free travel is set at an old

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
18 Jul 2025
Target answer date
22 Jul 2025
Answer
25 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of passengers with a London Freedom Pass being able to travel for free in areas where the eligibility for free travel is set at an old

  2. 22 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jul 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 66. In London, the Older Person's Freedom Pass is eligible to all London residents ove...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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