Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 90822
Public Transport: Fares
Tabled: 13 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to set a national framework for discounted fare schemes.
Answer
Keir MatherIt is not clear what a “national framework for discounted fare schemes” would mean. The Railways Bill will safeguard existing statutory discounts for disabled persons, younger and older passengers, which today are delivered via railcards. Other concessionary discounts such as veterans’ and 26-30 railcards are also important, and there are no current plans to withdraw these offers.