§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek powers to render unlawful discrimination against men where free bus passes are provided for women at the age of 60 years but for men only at the age of 65 years.
§ Mr. MarksThe powers under Section 138 of the Transport Act 1968 for local authorities to make travel concessions available to certain categories of people take account of the ages at which men and women become pensionable. The Government have no proposals for changing this provision.