Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to include a review of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme in their forthcoming National Bus Strategy; and what steps they will take to ensure that the Scheme is fair (1) to operators, and (2) to local authorities.

The Government remains committed to the Concessionary Travel System and the National Bus Strategy we are developing. The strategy will be launched in the coming weeks and will include an approach to thinking about how the scheme will best serve users in the future. We will continue to work closely with Local Authorities and bus operators as further details are developed and once the Strategy is published.