Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme will be impacted by changes to Personal Independence Payment policy.

The statutory elements of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS), including the eligibility criteria for disabled people, are set out in concessionary travel legislation. Any changes to Personal Independence Payment policy will not change the statutory eligibility criteria as defined in concessionary travel legislation. Responsibility for administering the ENCTS sits with local authorities, or 'travel concessionary authorities' (TCAs). The Department for Transport provides guidance to TCAs on assessing the eligibility of disabled people for concessionary bus travel which includes guidance on the process around the passporting of eligibility for concessionary travel from other state benefits, such as certain Personal Independence Payment (PIP) awards.