HC Deb 05 May 1965 vol 711 c181W
57. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked 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 Fraser

No. 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.