The Bill currently says that children who receive free school meals should receive free transport to school. This would cover a child whose parent was in receipt of income support, income-based jobseeker's allowance or child tax credit - but not the working tax credit - and with an income of less than 13,230.
In the Bill's committee stage last week, David Kidney, Labour MP for Stafford, said this would put a straitjacket on English local education authorities. In Wales, the Welsh Assembly can choose any set of criteria it wants. The Bill passed through its committee stage without amendment.
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