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Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to expand eligibility of the England National Concessionary Travel Scheme to (a) carers and (b) companions of (i) older and (ii) disabled people.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
3 Nov 2025
Answer
6 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to expand eligibility of the England National Concessionary Travel Scheme to (a) carers and (b) companions of (i) older and (ii) disabled people.

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Nov 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 statut...

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