Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of mobile tickets.

Tickets held on mobile phones are convenient for passengers to obtain and use. They can be bought at short notice and there’s no need to queue at stations.

My department continues to explore opportunities to expand acceptance of mobile ticketing where not already accepted. We have encouraged operators to use and promote mobile ticketing widely, including agreeing targets with operators to increase smart ticketing usage.