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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

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

381561

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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 simplify fares structures set by the Northern franchisee; and what funding his Department has allocated to developing and rolling out the Smart in the North programme.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	2634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>We are keen to see a Northern transport network that makes it simple and easy to travel around and between city regions. Through the Northern franchise competition we have merged the previously separate fares areas and are asking bidders to propose plans to simplify fares structures. We are also developing, in conjunction with Transport for the North, a business case for funding a smart ticketing scheme on the northern rail network that could integrate with city region smart ticketing products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/06/2015 10:52:35 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

385141

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
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 22 June 2015 to Question 2634, and with reference to the Northern franchise invitation to tender of 27 February 2015, whether his plans to enable the simplification of regulated fares structures within the consolidated fares baskets that invitation to tender were dependent on bidders' use of the flex mechanism; and what alternative mechanisms are available to bidders for that franchise for the purpose of simplifying overall regulated fare structures.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	3925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Our plans for simplifying regulated fares within the fares baskets for the Northern Invitation To Tender do not depend solely on bidders' use of the flex mechanism. Whilst the flex mechanism provides one means for train operators to rebalance fares over time to remove the sharp jumps and anomalies that currently occur, fares simplification can nonetheless take place within the Northern franchise without the use of the flex. We expect to work with the future Northern franchisee to explore which approaches would be most appropriate to phase out these anomalies over the long-term.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/06/2015 11:28:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

387498

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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 29 June 2015 to Question 3925, whether the potential fares simplification that can take place on the Northern franchise without the use of flex will include regulated fares.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	5421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>Fares within the Northern franchise are both regulated and unregulated so any simplification will include both types of fares.　 Whilst the Northern Invitation To Tender envisaged the use of the flex to gradually rebalance regulated fares in order to remove the sharp jumps in fares that currently occur, some fares simplification can be undertaken without the use of the flex.　 We expect to work with the future Northern franchisee to explore which alternative approaches would be most appropriate to phase out these anomalies in the long-term.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 07/07/2015 14:42:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

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

829556

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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 they are developing plans to avoid increases in regulated train fares.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL5060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>This Government expects that rail costs to be sustainable and value for money. We are expecting industry to develop credible plans to tackle inflationary cost pressures, and deliver the efficiencies needed so that any fare increases are sustainable and in-line with the cost of living. Fares revenue is crucial to funding day-to-day railway operations and the extensive upgrade programme the industry is delivering, all of which benefit passengers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 02/02/2018 11:20:51 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

838101

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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 what assessment they have made of the case for redesigning rail franchises to include an obligation for franchisees to provide a simpler fare structure, including more flexible terms for the use of season tickets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>We have indicated our intention to review rail ticketing, removing complexity and perverse pricing. We also continue to challenge the rail industry to develop proposals for pricing and delivering more flexible ticketing options for those who work or commute part-time. Progress has been made on delivery of more flexible tickets. c2c have a Flexi-Season on a smart card. Arriva Trains Wales have introduced a Mobile Multi-Flex product for customers in Cardiff and the surrounding areas. In addition both the recently announced South Western and West Midlands franchises include the announcement of a new flexible season ticket which will benefit people working fewer than 5 days a week. We will continue to include these provisions in all future ITTs going forward.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/02/2018 13:45:33 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson