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date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend free bus travel to people in receipt of (a) employment and support allowance, (b) universal credit and (c) jobseeker's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	191249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Concessionary travel legislation gives local authorities the flexibility to offer discretionary local travel concessions, such as free travel to jobseekers.</p><p>The Jobcentre Plus offers a range of transport support for people seeking employment, including access to a Flexible Support Fund and a discount Travel Card.</p><p> </p><p>It is also encouraging to see operator-led initiatives, such as Stagecoach’s ‘Back on Board’ scheme, which offers jobseekers half price single and return tickets.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/11/2018 11:22:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

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date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) incentives and (b) sanctions are available to Highways England to promote compliance with its instructions on roadworks undertaken by utility companies.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	190841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 enables Highways England to apply charges where works are unreasonably prolonged (i.e. take longer in duration than agreed) and to prosecute utility companies for offences (including failure to comply with directions given).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2018 10:47:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney