Does my hon. Friend agree that one possible way of reducing the cost of these schemes would be for local authorities to identify within the body of people who have accessed a free pass those who were making good use of them, and others who might be claiming them because they were entitled to do so, but not using them at all? There should be an opportunity to cut out that waste. People could be made aware that, if they claimed a free pass but did not use it, they would be making an unnecessary charge on the council tax.
Concessionary Bus Travel Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Angela Watkinson
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 28 June 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Concessionary Bus Travel Bill [Lords].
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