Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 2 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 November 2004. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Monday, 8 November 2004 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many journeys on (a) Ulsterbus, (b) Citybus and (c) Northern Ireland Railways were undertaken by senior citizens using the free transport scheme in the year ending 31st December 2003. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many journeys on (a) Ulsterbus, (b) Citybus and (c) Northern Ireland Railways were undertaken by senior citizens using the free transport scheme in the year ending 31 December 2003. [196511] Mr. Spellar: Translink have advised that in the year ending 31 December 2003 the following free journeys were ticketed by senior citizens using the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme: (a) 3,659,599 on Ulsterbus, (b) 3,596,629 on Citybus, and (c) 153,859 on Northern Ireland Railways (MR). The figures for NIR reflect the fact that new ticketing systems, which record free journeys taken, were progressively introduced on the railway network throughout 2003.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 426 c524W; 196511
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Bus services Concessions Fares Pensioners Northern Ireland Older people Public transport Railways Northern Ireland Railways Citybus Ulsterbus
Contains statistics: Yes
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