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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-23more like thismore than 2019-10-23
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport remove filter
hansard heading Railways: Tickets more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the letter of 11 October 2019 from the Minister of State for Transport to the Rail industry on smart ticketing, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) the levers available to train operators to bring forward smart ticketing and (b) the role of Government in delivering that agenda. more like this
tabling member constituency Middlesbrough more like this
tabling member printed
Andy McDonald more like this
uin 4332 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-31more like thismore than 2019-10-31
answer text <p>We want train companies to deliver a modern, convenient, accessible and integrated smart ticketing system for their passengers. In recent years, the Government has worked jointly with the rail industry, including investing a further £80m in smart ticketing, to ensure that passengers have the choice of travelling without a paper ticket across almost all of the rail network.</p><p> </p><p>We are now encouraging operators to build on the recent promotion campaign, encourage smart ticketing at the point of ticket purchase, and ensure that they deliver an excellent user experience.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Daventry more like this
answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-31T15:55:49.837Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-31T15:55:49.837Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
tabling member
4269
label Biography information for Andy McDonald more like this