Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 13592

Railways: Tickets

Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 19 November 2024

Question

Josh Babarinde

Liberal DemocratEastbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps through Great British Railways, once the network is nationalised, to reduce the role of commission-charging railway ticketing websites.

Answer

Mike Kane
We have no plans to reduce the role of independent retailers once rail operators are brought into public ownership. Independent retailers add significant value to the marketplace in driving innovation and the Government wants to see them continuing to do ...

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