§ 52. Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the Minister of Transport if he will introduce legislation to compel local authorities to introduce concessionary fares for retired people.
§ Mr. MulleyNo. The provision in the Transport Act, 1968, and the Transport (London) Act, 1969, extends considerably52W the powers of local authorities to help elderly people in this way. It meets a generally expressed desire to have wider discretionary powers.