The select committee, which is led by 11 young people aged from 14 to 18, has been hearing evidence on concerns relating to young people’s experience of public transport, including affordability and accessibility.
Speaking at the final evidence session on the topic of transport, Anthony Smith, chief executive of Passenger Focus, said transport minister Norman Baker had been considering the idea of a young person’s bus card, similar to the young person’s rail card, which currently offers discounted travel to young people aged 16 to 25.
“The transport minister [Norman Baker] is floating an idea at the moment about having a young person’s bus card along the lines of the very successful young person’s railcard, whereby people who qualify could get a third off whatever bus fares are available in the area; that is assuming that there is a bus in the first place,” Smith said.
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