FUTURE OF THE LONDON FREEDOM PASS

Early day motion 430, tabled 15 March 1999 by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 20 members.

That this House congratulates the London boroughs for negotiating improvements to the London concessionary travel scheme for elderly and disabled people; welcomes the addition of access to rail services and a 9 a.m. rather than 9.30 a.m. start to the scheme; notes that the opposition of just one borough council is sufficient to trigger the imposition of the 1984 reserve scheme which costs more and loses the additional benefits; regrets that HM Government has refused to take the legislative opportunity of the Greater London Authority Bill to protect the benefits of the current scheme; and calls on the Government to provide for the reserve scheme to become the current year's scheme, index-linked and rolled over into the following year.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Liberal Democrat 8, Conservative 2.