Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are developing plans to avoid increases in regulated train fares.

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.