Transport Scotland said it had worked hard to guarantee the elderly free bus travel.
Children travelling to faith schools in Warwickshire may lose free bus passes under new proposals.
Free bus passes for people aged 60 years and over were introduced in England in 2006.
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About 1, 200 primary and secondary children in the county currently get free bus passes under the scheme.
Others, such as free bus travel for pensioners and the abolition of prescription charges , remain Welsh.
About 600 pupils could lose the free bus travel available to those living over three miles away from September.
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Mr McConnell cited the right to free personal and nursing care, free bus travel and proper central heating as a result of Devolution.
From September, the majority of Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic School will lose the free bus travel available to those living over three miles away.
Among its policies is a free bus pass scheme for under-16s aimed at encouraging them to develop public transport "habits" at an earlier age.
Although the number of people with free bus passes has increased since 2006, the study found a reduction in overall bus use and walking.
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But he promised to stand by his promise not to cut universal benefits for pensioners - such as free bus passes and winter fuel payments.
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The city council said it was committed to integrating Edinburgh's bus network with the trams and extending the free bus pass scheme to local people.
Universal benefits for pensioners such as free eye tests, free prescription charges, free bus passes, and free TV licences for the over 75s will remain.
He also argues that pensioners' top-up benefits - the free bus pass, TV licence and winter fuel allowance - should be means-tested for the richest.
This suggests that there is still a downward trend in physical activity and public transport use among people with free bus passes and those without.
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Despite austerity, the state pension has been bolstered, winter fuel payments are outside the reach of means testing, and free bus pass and TV licence retained for the elderly.
As well as funding the cost of home care where appropriate, he said other help was available for the elderly, including home heating and free bus fares.
The Scottish finance minister also launched an attack on Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont's review of universal services, like free bus travel, describing it as a "cuts commission".
On questioning by the committee chair Louise Ellman he said that the future of the free bus pass for over 60s would remain, but didn't rule out changes on age eligibility.
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Early this year, the city came up with an idea to reduce car use for short city trips: a free bus service circling the major business locations, government offices and tourist sites.
Mr Duncan Smith is understood to have initially resisted the latest proposal, arguing money should be found by means-testing benefits such as free bus passes and winter fuel payments for better-off pensioners.
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If you look at what people have found most beneficial to them they will talk about free bus passes, they will talk about free school breakfasts, they will talk about free prescriptions.
Mr Duncan Smith is understood to have initially resisted the welfare cuts proposal, arguing savings should be found by means-testing benefits such as free bus passes and winter fuel payments for better-off pensioners.
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The prime minister again promised to honour his pledge not to cut universal benefits for pensioners - such as free bus passes and winter fuel payments - effectively ringfencing this part of the welfare budget.
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He may also regret hinting on BBC Radio 4's World at One that he would re-examine benefits which go to even the richest pensioners such as Winter Fuel Allowance, free bus passes and free TV licence.
The Welsh government said the policy was no longer in operation and the legal advice relating to it did not have a "direct impact" on other policies offered to Welsh residents, such as free bus passes and support for students.
Staff get 33 holidays including bank holidays and other benefits like free bus travel for themselves and their immediate families, reduced price train travel around the UK and access to discounts at some high street shops and leisure destinations.
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On top of this, the paper suggests scrapping current rules that guarantee that the state pension "will rise annually by an average of 0.26% more than earnings" and restricting universal benefits to pensioners, such as winter fuel allowance, free TV licences and free bus travel.
The obvious one is how to pay for a wish list including continuing commitments to universal provision of free personal care for the elderly, free prescription, free bus passes for older people, plus another three years of freezing council tax and compensating universities for the gap left when England gets a lot more tuition fee income and Scottish ones don't.
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