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1122799

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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, when the regulations governing rail fares and ticketing were last reviewed.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	247148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Coalition Government conducted a review of fares and ticketing and its Rail Fares and Ticketing: Next Steps document was published in October 2013. In 2016, the Department, Rail Delivery Group, Which?, and Transport Focus worked together to identify actions to improve fares and ticketing for passengers, culminating in the publication of the Action Plan for information on Rail Fares and Ticketing. This resulted in more than 200,000 instances of confusing language and abbreviations being removed from tickets.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/04/2019 14:14:55 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1122800

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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 plans he has to review the regulations governing rail fares and ticketing.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	247149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Williams Review is considering how to enable a railway that is able to offer good value fares for passengers, while keeping costs down for taxpayers. The Rail Delivery Group recently published its Easier Fares for All proposals which are a welcome contribution to the Review. The Department is committed to work with the industry to consider how to refresh and update regulations to reflect changing travel patterns, and to understand how their proposals might work and be tested in the real world.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/04/2019 13:38:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1050829

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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 Her Majesty's Government when they expect the publication of the report by the Rail Delivery Group on the modernisation of rail fares, following the consultation that closed in autumn 2018.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL13250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Rail Delivery Group owns the report on the modernisation of rail fares, which was commissioned and developed independently of the Department. As such, they are responsible for the publication of the report.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 11/02/2019 14:50:40 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1000302

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November to Question 185132, Railways: Fares, on what date his Department was first notified of the roll-out.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	187387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department was notified the day before it was announced publicly.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/11/2018 17:21:28 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

947394

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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 information his Department holds on the average cost of a train ticket purchased in the (a) South East, (b) South West, (c) North East, (d) North West, (e) West Midlands, (f) East Midlands, (g) East Anglia, (h) Yorkshire and the Humber and (i) Greater London; and if he will make a comparative assessment of the average costs of those train tickets for each of those regions in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	168139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/09/2018 12:05:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

947397

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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 information his Department holds on the average cost of a train ticket per mile of track covered for the journey covered by that ticket in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	168141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/09/2018 12:02:28 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

931428

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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 comparative assessment his Department has made of domestic rail fare costs compared to European averages; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	157774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The Rail Delivery Group published in February 2018 a report showing a comparison of European railways against those in Great Britain. It showed that our domestic railway comes second after Finland in terms of passenger satisfaction which stood at just below 80%. It also showed that we have one of the least subsidised rail networks in Europe which delivers value for taxpayers, the economy and passengers – a previous report by Passenger Focus found that Great Britain has the most frequent services in Europe for commuters.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/07/2018 16:40:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

895352

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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 the average amount paid for (a) advance single and (b) advance return journeys between (i) London and Liverpool (ii) London and Manchester (iii) London and Warrington was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	140152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>This information is held by Train Operating Companies who offer Advance fares between these stations: Virgin Trains West Coast between London and Liverpool, Manchester and Warrington; West Midlands Trains between London and Liverpool; and East Midlands Trains between London and Manchester.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/05/2018 15:41:38 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

872481

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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 Her Majesty's Government whether the full range of cheaper train fares will be available when train timetables will be confirmed only four to six weeks in advance; and whether passengers will be able to claim full refunds for tickets bought in advance if timetables do not subsequently meet their needs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL6655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The full range of cheaper train fares should be available and it is the responsibility of individual train operating companies to ensure these are available for purchase through the appropriate sales channels.</p><p> </p><p>Train Operating Companies are required under their franchise agreements to inform passengers if they will be unable to operate trains in accordance with the timetable 4 weeks before the travel date, where possible. When passengers are unable to make informed decisions about their ticket purchases, for example due to unannounced timetable changes arising from engineering works , passengers are entitled to claim a refund if they choose not to travel. Condition 30 of the National Rail Conditions of Travel obliges train companies to refund passengers when they are unable to honour the original timetabled journey. No administration fee will be charged for these refunds.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/04/2018 13:49:38 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

856995

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2018 to Question 130767 when the trial of the 26-30 railcard in the Greater Anglia area is due to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	131507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Greater Anglia trial of the 26-30 railcard is industry-led, consequently the industry will also lead the evaluation. The usage of these railcards throughout their validity will inform the evaluation of the trial.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/03/2018 15:04:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle