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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Bus Services: Concessions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of introducing free weekend bus schemes akin to those being trialled by the Welsh Government and TrawsCymru in Wales. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Jarvis remove filter
uin 5721 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-09-05more like thismore than 2017-09-05
answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce a blanket concession on cross-country bus travel in England, where the bus market (outside London) is deregulated. Decisions regarding service provision are primarily a commercial matter for bus and coach operators, many of whom already offer generous discounts on longer or inter-city journeys.</p><p>Long-distance services are specifically excluded from the current English national concession which focusses on providing free off-peak local bus travel to eligible older and disabled people, helping them to remain active and independent in the community.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-09-05T08:48:44.52Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-05T08:48:44.52Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this