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Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to allow holders of disability-related concessionary bus passes to use their passes at all times on weekdays.

answeredCameron ThomasDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
15 Oct 2025
Answer
21 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to allow holders of disability-related concessionary bus passes to use their passes at all times on weekdays.

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Oct 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. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statutory obligations, such ...

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