HC Deb 24 March 1970 vol 798 cc321-2W
39. Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson

asked the Minister of Transport whether in order to expedite the concessionary fares for old-age pensioners on municipal bus services, he will now take steps to permit local authority expenditure on this project to be classified as relevant expenditure for rate support grant.

Mr. Mulley

No. Local authorities have always met their expenditure on travel concessions on their municipal bus services from their own resources.

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