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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

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

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

1126811

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
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, whether the cost of rail fares to the EU from the UK will be affected by the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	254788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Fares for international passenger services between the UK and the EU are set by the relevant train operator on a commercial basis. Any potential change in fares is therefore a commercial matter for the operators concerned.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 21/05/2019 14:35:53 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1128895

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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 assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of train fares on (a) the ability of low-income families to travel on trains and (b) environmental degradation.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	259412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>We understand the concerns many people have about fares and the effect these can have on their budgets, which is why we have ensured that regulated rail fares could rise by no more than inflation for the last six years. In addition, at the start of this year the new Millennial railcard went on sale, allowing young people to save money on their travel. We have also set out plans for a brand new railcard extending half-price child rail fares to 16 and 17-year-olds, which will be launched shortly.</p><p>All decisions in relation to regulated rail fares are made in line with the Department’s appraisal framework webTAG, which considers the environmental impacts of changes in rail travel patterns.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/06/2019 16:37:39 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1135892

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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 he plans to publish his response to the consultation on pay-as-you-go on rail.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	271413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The public consultation that ran between February 2019 and May 2019 looked at the options as to how a PAYG scheme might work, the extent of such an area and how fares could change to complement PAYG. We are currently investigating the details of how best to deliver a PAYG scheme. We also want to consider wider developments in Government such as the Williams Rail Review to deliver a more consistent PAYG scheme that is flexible and convenient for passengers as well as providing good value for taxpayers’ money. We will take these developments into account, along with the feedback we received during the consultation, and publish details in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/07/2019 15:21:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1144456

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
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 assessment he has made of the equity of the most recent rise in rail ticket prices.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	286203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government does understand the concern about the cost of some rail fares and the impact that this can have on people’s budgets. This is why the Government has ensured that regulated rail fares can rise by no more than inflation for the last six years. While this change is unwelcome, it is not fair to ask people who do not use trains to pay more for those who do. Taxpayers already subsidise the network by more than £4bn a year – (54% of our transport budget is spent on the 2% of journeys that rail accounts for).</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 13:33:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1147990

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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 his Department will review the cost of train fares.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	293736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government understands the concern about the cost of some rail fares and the impact that this can have on people’s budgets. This is why the Government has ensured that regulated rail fares can rise by no more than inflation for the last six years. 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.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 07/10/2019 16:51:32 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1170364

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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 steps he is taking to make rail travel more affordable.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	2636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Government has frozen regulated rail fares in line with inflation for the seventh year in a row. In addition, we have already cut costs for thousands of young people with the 16-17 Saver railcard, and announced our intention to establish a new ‘fares trials fund’ to explore the benefits and costs of a clearer, more flexible and fairer fares system. Fares revenue is crucial to funding day-to-day railway operations and the massive upgrade programme we are delivering, all of which benefit passengers.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 16/01/2020 14:30:46 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle