Question follow-through · 109402
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme to operate on a 24-hour basis; and if she will make an assessment of the poten
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 28 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Feb 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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- Greater Thameslink Railway: Standards · 16 Jul 2026
- Parking Offences · 28 Aug 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme to operate on a 24-hour basis; and if she will make an assessment of the poten
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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2 Feb 2026
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 £795 million annually in reimbursement to operators and any changes to th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Greater Thameslink Railway: Standards
16 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of (a) cancellation rates and (b) service reliability on Thameslink services since the operator transferred into public ownership.
Parking Offences
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review Civil Enforcement Officer powers where there is a repeated contravention of parking restrictions over the course of a single day within a localised area.