Member

Of course, there is a basic and urgent requirement for improvement in ticketing. I was concerned to read in the Minister’s very useful letter that progress seems to await the establishment of Great British Railways. I would be grateful if he could clarify for us what, if anything, can be done before Great British Railways is formally set up to improve the ticketing system. Problems with ticketing include the fragmentation—the variation from one company to another—and surely there are massive improvements that can be sorted before we have wholesale nationalisation.