Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of rail ticketing arrangements under which Anytime Singles have been offered for sale at peak times to people with 16-25 railcards.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
I am aware of the recent coverage of a number of prosecutions undertaken by one rail operator. We expect operators to ensure their policy on ticketing is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed an urgent review of the cases in question, with a view to resolving them.
Ticketing has become far too complicated, which is why we plan to simplify it as part of the biggest overhaul of our railways in a generation.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on how many private prosecutions have been undertaken by the Operator of Last Resort against people using Anytime Singles at peak times with 16-25 railcards in each of the last three years.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
DfT Operator of Last Resort Holdings Limited has not brought any private prosecutions in the last three years as prosecutions are carried out by its subsidiary train companies.
We expect operators to ensure their policy on ticketing is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed an urgent review of the cases in question, with a view to resolving them.
Ticketing has become far too complicated, which is why we plan to simplify it as part of the biggest overhaul of our railways in a generation.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with Northern Rail on its use of private prosecutions.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We expect Northern to ensure their policy on fare evasion and prosecutions is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed the operator to review the details of the prosecution cases in question urgently.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of fare charging arrangements on morning peak rail tickets for (a) 16-25 and (b) 26-30 Railcards.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Both the 16-25 and 26-30 Railcards are subject to a £12 minimum fare during the morning peak. Changes to the terms and conditions of Railcards are for industry to propose and would need to balance the benefits to certain groups against the impacts on taxpayers.
I am aware of the recent coverage of a number of prosecutions undertaken by one rail operator.
We expect operators to ensure their policy on ticketing is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed an urgent review of the cases in question, with a view to resolving them.
Ticketing has become far too complicated, which is why we plan to simplify it as part of the biggest overhaul of our railways in a generation.