Select committee school bus report calls for government rethink on fares

Concessionary fares for young people should not be ruled out, according to the transport select committee’s report on school travel published last week.

The committee’s inquiry, which commenced last year, set out to establish what future measures are necessary to support a move towards more sustainable modes of transport. It follows the formation of the Yellow School Bus Commission in 2007 by First, and chaired by David Blunkett to examine the potential for expansion of the use of...