Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that rail companies provide passengers with the best possible ticket price for train journeys in order to eliminate the practice of split ticketing.

Passengers benefit from a range of tickets and competition between train operators on the railway allowing them to choose the best ticket for their journey based on a number of factors including journey times and fares. However, as a result it can sometimes be cheaper to buy two or more tickets for individual parts of the journey rather than buying a through-ticket. Going forward, we will review rail ticketing, removing complexity and perverse pricing.