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1135891

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has (a) plans and (a) a budget allocated to eliminate paper rail tickets from the network; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	271412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>We have not asked train operators to withdraw paper tickets. As a result of our £80m investment in smart ticketing, passengers now have an alternative to the paper ticket across almost all of the network, making buying and using their ticket significantly more convenient. Later this year more options will become available, including travel across different operators. Smart ticketing, as well as changes in passenger preferences, will naturally lead to fewer paper tickets being sold.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 05/07/2019 09:57:45 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1131813

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that online retailers provide passengers with up-to-date information on potential travel disruption prior to the sale of train tickets.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	263893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government expects retailers to provide passengers with accurate information on which to make decisions. Retailers must comply with consumer law, the Office for Rail and Road is responsible for enforcing consumer law in the rail sector.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/06/2019 15:19:48 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1110555

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many amendments his Department has made to the rail ticketing and settlement agreement since the establishment of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	242792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) is maintained and managed by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) on behalf of the train operators. It is for the industry to propose changes to the TSA, and for Secretary of State to approve those changes where he is required to do so. The RDG has submitted to the Williams Rail Review its proposals for reform of the fares system, including reform of the TSA, and we are ready to work with the industry to consider how its proposals might work and be tested in the real world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 242793 242794 question first answered 15/04/2019 13:06:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1110556

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the rail ticketing and settlement agreement, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	242793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) is maintained and managed by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) on behalf of the train operators. It is for the industry to propose changes to the TSA, and for Secretary of State to approve those changes where he is required to do so. The RDG has submitted to the Williams Rail Review its proposals for reform of the fares system, including reform of the TSA, and we are ready to work with the industry to consider how its proposals might work and be tested in the real world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 242792 242794 question first answered 15/04/2019 13:06:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1110599

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to reform the rail ticketing and settlement agreement to enable a more (a) transparent, (b) innovative and (c) simpler fares and ticketing system.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	242794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) is maintained and managed by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) on behalf of the train operators. It is for the industry to propose changes to the TSA, and for Secretary of State to approve those changes where he is required to do so. The RDG has submitted to the Williams Rail Review its proposals for reform of the fares system, including reform of the TSA, and we are ready to work with the industry to consider how its proposals might work and be tested in the real world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 242792 242793 question first answered 15/04/2019 13:06:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1110868

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department taken to (a) simplify (b) encourage the purchase of split rail tickets.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	242963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Train operators are obliged to sell the most appropriate through fare based on the information the passenger gives them. We are aware that for some journeys it can be cheaper to purchase two or more tickets for individual parts of the route than a through ticket for the entire journey. Going forward, we are considering how best to reform the fares and ticketing system, removing complexity and perverse pricing.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/04/2019 12:56:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1060961

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans his Department has to expand smart ticketing for rail passengers.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	909229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>We have launched a consultation on extending the very popular pay-as-you-go Oyster system to other parts of the south-east, and we are looking at the underlying principles for the rest of the country, too. As the public consultation document sets out, we are considering different options, and I would encourage anyone who believes their local station should be included in a pay-as-you-go zone to respond to the consultation, saying what they want and why.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/02/2019 14:59:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1061078

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of the train system that accepts the use of an Oyster card as a payment method.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	221681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Oyster is a transport payment system that is used on transport services in London across the London zonal area plus travel outside the zonal area to and from a few national rail stations in the wider South East. The Transport for London website provides further details.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/02/2019 14:28:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1061079

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to roll out Oyster card systems across England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	221682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Our ambition is to ensure that across regional and urban commuter areas smart ticketing can deliver the kind of pay-as-you-go (PAYG) structure that is used in London, to make journeys easier and smoother for passengers.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this month I launched a consultation to seek views on how PAYG travel areas could work, the options for changing fares to complement PAYG and the places in the South-East that could be suitable for PAYG, as part of our wider ambition to roll out PAYG. We have also allocated £150m to Transport for the North to deliver their multi-modal smart ticketing programme, which includes PAYG.</p><p> </p><p>The current consultation considers the most appropriate technology for PAYG, but notes that: a) Oyster is built to support a limited number of fares and zones, and so is less suitable further away from London; and b) that it has limited scope to be expanded further without significant modification.</p><p> </p><p>Transport in Wales is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/02/2019 13:49:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1046143

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2019 to Question 208287, how many of the 11 train operating companies with routes into London offer (a) season tickets on smartcards, (b) flexible season ticket and (c) single leg ticketing.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	211314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>(a) Of the franchised train operating companies with routes into London, eight offer season tickets on smartcards. One currently plans to offer season tickets on smartcards later this year. Two others are willing to accept season tickets on smartcards that have been issued by other ToCs.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(b) All new franchisees are required through their franchise agreements to offer a product or products in addition to existing season tickets, that give customers who travel less than 5 days a week a better value-for-money option than buying multiple return journeys.</p><p>Seven franchised train operating companies with routes into London offer flexible season tickets.</p><p> </p><p>Open access train operating companies with routes into London offer market-based pricing and ticketing schemes, however the Department does not hold data on the details of these.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(c) The Department also does not currently hold data regarding the use of single leg ticketing by train operating companies with routes into London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/01/2019 11:23:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald