§ 57. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Transport if he will introduce legislation to empower all local authorities in Scotland to provide in publicly-owned vehicles free transport for old-age pensioners.
§ Mr. Tom FraserNo. Under the Travel Concessions Act, 1964, all local authorities now have this power for their own transport undertakings. These arrangements were not extended to non-municipal undertakings for the reasons which were explained during the passage of the 1964 Act.