HC Deb 18 April 1988 vol 131 c361W
43. Mr. Skinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will now seek to introduce a national concessionary bus fare scheme for pensioners; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. David Mitchell

No. It is for local authorities to decide what arrangements to make for concessionary travel in their areas, and how to help elderly people most effectively within the resources available to them.