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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: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of encouraging rail companies to enable all-day travel on senior rail cards and freedom passes to reduce the cost of travel for older people who have childcare or caring responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	263844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>We already require train operating companies to participate in certain approved discount card schemes for young and student travellers, disabled passengers and those over 60. The Senior Railcard offers anyone 60 years or over discounts on many fares on the network and the Disabled persons railcard also entitles a carer 1/3 off their rail fares when travelling with a person holding the railcard.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently undertaking work with the Rail Delivery Group and Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee to review the eligibility criteria of the Disabled Persons Railcard. As part of this we will be examining how we can improve provisions for carers/support workers or companions. The review is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2019 10:17:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

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date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Highways England has set up a Stakeholder Advisory Panel; and if so, who are the members of that panel.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL16044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>Highways England’s Stakeholder Advisory Panel was set up in 2017 and it brings together representatives with experience in business, local government and transport planning. Membership of the panel includes representatives of the Association of Directors for Environment, Planning and Transport, the British Chambers of Commerce, the Local Government Association, the Confederation of British Industry, the Environment Agency, Homes England, the Local Enterprise Partnerhip Network, the National Infrastructure Commission, the Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors, the Royal Town Planning Institute and each sub-national transport body.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 17/06/2019 10:38:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson