HC Deb 21 March 2001 vol 365 cc248-9W
Mr. Laurence Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will introduce a national scheme of concessionary bus fares for pensioners; and if he will make a statement. [154309]

Mr. Hill

[holding answer 19 March 2001]: We have just introduced a national minimum standard for concessionary fares schemes, requiring all authorities to ensure at least half- fare reductions for elderly people on local buses. We have no immediate plans for further standardisation, although we continue to discuss issues of this kind with interested parties.