Written questions

Railways: Tickets

Commons · Question 13592 · Tabled 11 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

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

Answered by Mike Kane, 19 Nov 2024

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 ...