Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that some rail ticket offices are no longer allowed to sell the cheaper advanced tickets and that they can now only be purchased from machines or online; and what assessment they have of the impact of such a decision would have on poorer, older or more vulnerable passengers.

The removal of Advance Purchase Tickets on the Day by Northern was a commercial decision made by the operator. Advance tickets are still available for purchase until the day before travel at Northern ticket offices.