§ Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the benefit of the Merseytravel concessionary fares scheme to the(a) elderly and (b) disabled. [101166]
§ Mr. HillI have not made any assessment of this scheme. It is for individual local authorities—in this case Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority—to decide whether to operate concessionary fare schemes and what level of benefit to provide.