Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) Transport for London, and (2) Network Rail, regarding the use of contactless payment points at Gatwick Airport Railway Station; and whether those discussions were informed by data on the number of people who incur a penalty fare due to not tapping out at the end of their journey.

Contactless pay as you go continues to be offered to customers travelling between Gatwick Airport and London allowing customers to use either a contactless card, mobile device or an Oyster card to pay for their journey. There have been no recent discussions between the Department and Network Rail or Transport for London on the use of contactless payments at Gatwick Airport Railway Station.