Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chris Evans and Lord McLoughlin

Thursday 12th September 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr McLoughlin]

Once my hon. Friend starts a campaign he never loses an opportunity to mention it. He raised this point with the Prime Minister and he has a meeting planned with me. We are spending £9 million on pinch points to tackle existing congestion around the road. I look forward to my meeting with him, where I am sure he will make his case persuasively.

[Chris Evans (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op)]

One in three blind or partially sighted people are spending about £30 a month on taxis because buses cannot accommodate them through the use of audiovisual equipment. What are the Government doing to change that?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chris Evans and Lord McLoughlin

Thursday 25th April 2013 Commons Chamber

[Chris Evans (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op)]

1. What progress his Department is making on its rail fares and ticketing review; and if he will make a statement.

[The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Patrick McLoughlin)]

We are considering a range of options to improve rail fares and ticketing, and we intend to set out our findings and next steps this summer.

[Chris Evans]

Commuters in Islwyn will pay three times as much as their counterparts in Scotland, whose Government are freezing off-peak rail fares next year. Do this Government plan to do the same here?

[Mr McLoughlin]

We are looking at a wide range of options for ticketing and, as I said, we hope to report to the House on that in the summer. What we have in place for ticket pricing is exactly the same as under the previous Government.