Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce proposals to make available a free bus pass for people at the age of 60.

There are no plans to introduce an age-related extension to the concessionary travel scheme. The age of eligibility for the scheme is currently rising in line with the state pension age. This will address the anomalous position of non-disabled people of working age having access to free bus travel, and will help the financial sustainability of the scheme.

Under concessionary travel legislation, all local authorities in England also have a power to offer additional concessions to their residents, such as free travel for older people who are yet to reach pension age.