§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a corrected version of his reply to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe on 15 February, Official Report, c. 210, relating to concessionary fares, in view of his Department's letter of 17 February.
§ Mrs. ChalkerPursuant to my reply of 15 February 1984, at c.210, following is the correct reply:
The individual pieces of legislation concerned empower local authorities, where they consider it appropriate, to subsidise travel by specific categories of people. It is scarcely logical to argue that this therefore justifies creating a new universal statutory obligation.