Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 80481

Railways: Fares

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green PartyNorth Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of freezing rail fares.

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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