§ 38. Mr. Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to publish the review of concessionary fares and the elderly; and if he will make a statement.
§ 49. Mr. Arthur Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to publish the review of concessionary fares and the elderly; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe Green Paper published earlier this week—Cmnd. 7475—sets out my proposals for a national scheme of concessionary half fares for elderly, blind and disabled people on local off-peak journeys by bus and rail.
§ 57. Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Transport which are the areas of England and Wales in which fare concessions are not provided for all young people of statutory school age or for young people who are full-time school students between the ages of 16 and 18 years.
§ Mr. William RodgersThis information is not available in the Department and could be obtained only at disproportionate222W cost. However, I know that there is a wide range of practice between operators in the concessions offered for children and the qualifying age limits.