Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 94104

Railways: Fares

Tabled: 24 November 2025

Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat — Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to extend fare regulation to intercity tickets, including peak-time and last-minute fares.

Answer

Keir Mather

In general, commuter fares such as season tickets and shorter-distance peak returns are regulated, alongside intercity off-peak returns. Those are the fares that DfT currently controls, as part of an overly complex system that was designed 30 years ago. A...

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