FREE REGIONAL RAIL TRAVEL FOR PENSIONERS

Early day motion 1350, tabled 27 April 2009 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 55 members.

That this House welcomes the success of free bus travel for pensioners and disabled people; recognises the huge boost this has created in the use of bus services and the benefit this has brought to many pensioners, particularly those on lower incomes; realises that there are limits to the distance an individual can travel by bus; and therefore calls on the Government to work with rail operators to introduce a scheme of free regional rail travel helping pensioners travel even further afield free of charge.

Signatures by party: Labour 40, DUP 4, Independent 3, Conservative 2, Liberal Democrat 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.