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1718960

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are their estimates for each of the past five years of the amount of money lost to rail companies by ticket fraud and evasion; and what measures they plan to implement to reduce this.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL4741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of fare evasion and fraud very seriously. We currently do not hold estimates for the amount of money lost to railway fraud, however in 2023 the Rail Delivery Group estimated that in a normal year, approximately £240 million is lost through fare evasion on Great Britain's railways.</p><p> </p><p>To reduce fare evasion, in January 2023 we increased the value of the penalty fare to £100, plus the price of the single fare to the intended destination. DfT operators are also contractually incentivised to reduce ticketless travel on their network.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 24/05/2024 08:30:28 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1687001

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of proposed rail fares for 2024-25; and if he will take steps to ensure fares do not rise further.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	12787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to support passengers with cost-of-living pressures with another significant intervention on rail fares, capping increases at 4.9 per cent, significantly below the July 2023 Retail Prices Index (RPI) figure of 9 per cent, which has historically been used to calculate fares changes.</p><p>The lower fare cap comes after the Government delivered its target to halve inflation by the end of the year.</p><p>This year’s increase builds on last year’s unprecedented intervention, which saw the Government cap the increase for 2023 at 6.4 percentage points lower than the 2022 July RPI figure. This means the Government will have helped keep ticket prices more than 9 per cent lower than what passengers would have paid if rises matched the RPI benchmark in the last two years.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 12/02/2024 14:10:42 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1685559

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of increases in rail fares on trends in the level of passenger numbers.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	11851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department considers a range of factors when determining rail fare changes, including the impact on passenger demand. The Government intervened to cap regulated rail fares increases at 4.9%, 4.1 percentage points lower than the July RPI figure on which fare changes are usually based. This strikes a balance between offering lower fares to encourage passengers to use our rail network and supporting the rail industry while it gets back on good financial footing as it continues to deal with a revenue shortfall after the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 06/02/2024 17:09:54 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1685208

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to address the discrepancy in fares paid by rail passengers purchasing train tickets at vending machines compared with passengers using online retailers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>Ticket Vending Machines are typically used to purchase low price, short distance fares on the day of travel, rather than advanced fares. We are working closely with industry to improve the rail retailing offer and make it quicker and more convenient for passengers to buy tickets, including by rolling out pilots on simpler fares and pay-as-you-go technology.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 07/02/2024 16:36:50 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1679672

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department carried out an equality impact assessment before announcing that railway fares would increase by 4.9% in 2024.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	7995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/01/2024 14:23:21 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1676024

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 4 September 2023 to Question 195612 on Railways: Fares, when he plans that contactless pay as you go ticketing will be operational at all rail stations in Spelthorne.
tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
uin	5557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with Rail Delivery Group, Transport for London and train operators to ensure the launch of contactless PAYG to all stations in Spelthorne in Spring 2024.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 11/12/2023 14:19:18 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng

1674031

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with rail companies on the affordability of fares.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	4565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department regularly meets with the rail industry, on a variety of issues including rail affordability. Following last year’s biggest ever Government intervention to cap rail fare increases below inflation, we will continue to protect passengers from cost-of-living pressures and will not increase next year’s rail fares by as much as July RPI.</p><p> </p><p>We have also introduced several other initiatives to support passengers, including launching flexible season tickets and three new Railcards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 04/12/2023 15:45:13 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1669198

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with the Office of Rail and Road on the (a) cost and (b) availability of off-peak fares on the rail route between Lydney and Gloucester.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	1387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The fares between Lydney and Gloucester are set by Transport for Wales (TfW). As with any other train operator, the availability of off-peak fares on this route is a matter for TfW. Although their operations in England are governed by a set of Devolution Agreements with DfT, this does not stipulate which fares products must be available between certain stations.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 14:45:47 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1668834

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of rail fares available from (a) Ticket Vending Machines and (b) online ticketing are not available from in-person ticket offices.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>Train operators are required under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) to provide certain products at ticket offices they operate, for example Anytime and Off-peak products. It is the responsibility of train operators to determine their own retailing strategy. We would expect train operators to take into consideration a range of factors when determining which fares are available from ticket offices.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 13:44:59 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1668452

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the range of rail fares available from ticket offices.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>Train operators are required under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement to provide certain products at ticket offices they operate, for example Anytime and Off-peak products. It is the responsibility of train operators to determine their own retailing strategy. We would expect train operators to take into consideration a range of factors when determining which fares are available from ticket offices.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 13:40:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris