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1170364

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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

1170420

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 discussions he has had with TfL on extending TfL Oyster fare zones to Berkshire stations beyond West Drayton.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	2665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has had no such discussions. Proposals about fare zones are subject to an agreement between TfL and the rail industry and would need to be discussed and agreed between the parties to this agreement.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 16/01/2020 15:12:06 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1170423

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 assessment he has made of the merits of the decision not to extend TfL Oyster fare zones to Berkshire stations beyond West Drayton once the Elizabeth Line is open.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	2666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>This was a decision made by TfL; however, the Oyster system, developed nearly 20 years ago, cannot accommodate additional fare zones. The DfT has recently worked with TfL to extend pay-as-you-go (PAYG) to Luton Airport and Welwyn Garden City, and in both cases the extensions involved TfL’s Contactless system but not Oyster. We are exploring with TfL how to extend the benefits of PAYG to those who receive concessionary or discounted travel, but in the meantime these passengers can continue to buy discounted tickets in advance of travel.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 16/01/2020 14:43:02 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi