Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 77825

Railways: Fares

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 14 October 2025

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal DemocratEly and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rail fares on the cost of living.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
As we reform fares and deliver Great British Railways, we must ensure passengers and taxpayers get a fair deal. Since the pandemic, the amount of taxpayer subsidy provided to the railway industry has increased from under a quarter in 2018/19 to almost hal...

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