§ Mr. Martin BellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has to equalise, between men and women, the age at which the concessionary bus pass is available. [147844]
§ Mr. HillThe law currently provides for equalisation in respect of travel concessions on the same basis, and to the same timetable, as for national pensions—that is, over a transitional period of 10 years starting in 2010.
The matter is however presently the subject of a case currently before the European Court of Human Rights, and we will consider our position in the light of developments.