CONCESSIONARY BUS FARES (No. 2)

That this House welcomes the benefits brought by the concessionary bus fares scheme for the over-60s and disabled; notes that under 18 year olds suffer from similar restrictions to mobility such as minimal income and lack of access to private transport; further notes that concessionary schemes for the under 18s are not standard across the UK and that some 16 year olds pay the equivalent of full adult bus fare; recognises that the lack of access to public transport for under 18 year olds in many areas of the UK has a serious debilitating effect upon their quality of life, leading to poor citizenship, anti-social behaviour and other negative outcomes; calls upon the Government to acknowledge the wide disparity in transport provision for young people; and further calls for action to be taken to provide a universal concessionary scheme for young people to better enable them to accomplish the aims of Every Child Matters.