questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the annual cost of free bus passes for people over the State Pension age.
answerText: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually. 
heading: Bus Services: Concessions