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1639904

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date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what advice they have provided to train operators regarding the withdrawal of Wi-Fi services; what assessment they have made of the potential impact of withdrawing Wi-Fi on the popularity of rail as a method of travel; and whether they have undertaken any assessment of the availability of Wi-Fi on train services in other countries across Europe.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL8052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>Our railways are currently not financially sustainable, and it is unfair to continue asking taxpayers to foot the bill, which is why reform of all aspects of the railways is essential. The Department has requested train operators to set out the commercial case to the Department for retaining Wi-Fi services on their different service groups.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/06/2023 12:50:00 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1639905

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date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that some rail ticket offices are no longer allowed to sell the cheaper advanced tickets and that they can now only be purchased from machines or online; and what assessment they have of the impact of such a decision would have on poorer, older or more vulnerable passengers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL8053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The removal of Advance Purchase Tickets on the Day by Northern was a commercial decision made by the operator. Advance tickets are still available for purchase until the day before travel at Northern ticket offices.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/06/2023 12:50:20 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson