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Written Question
Railways: Tickets
Monday 21st October 2024

Asked by: Lord Snape (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will allow Great British Railways to act as an online rail retailer.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Fares, ticketing, and retail will continue to be the responsibility of train operators until Great British Railways is established. Through future legislation, we will set out the role we expect Great British Railways to play in relation to operational aspects of the railway.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 01 Dec 2022
Rail Cancellations and Service Levels

"My Lords, would the Minister accept that Avanti does not just run its services badly but is responsible for the poor operation of many railway stations? My journey from Birmingham International this morning is a perfect example of how bad things are. I arrived for the 12 o’clock train. The …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Nov 2022
Midlands Rail Hub

"My Lords, does the Minister accept that this scheme, like many other railway schemes, has been assessed to death? As long ago as the early part of this year, the department promised that contracts would be let in January 2023. Is this not just another excuse to delay a vital …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2022
West Coast Main Line

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with Avanti West Coast about the (1) frequency, and (2) reliability, of train services on the West Coast Main Line...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2022
West Coast Main Line

"My Lords, I first congratulate the Minister on surviving the departmental cull. She is one of the few surviving stars in an ever-changing galaxy, as far the Department for Transport is concerned. Long may she continue to twinkle...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2022
West Coast Main Line

"Will she accept that Avanti is incapable of running the skeleton service that it is supposed to provide at present? Will she accept that its prospects of increasing that service in the way that she outlined are pretty slim, given its record so far? Is there some ideological reason why …..."
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Written Question
Railways: Fares
Monday 31st October 2022

Asked by: Lord Snape (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions have taken place with independent rail retailers such as (1) SilverRail, (2) Trainline, and (3) Worldline, about future rail fare simplification.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton

We have been clear in the Plan for Rail White Paper that we want to simplify the current mass of complicated fares and tickets, whilst protecting affordable turn up and go tickets and season tickets.

We are engaging with wider industry, including independent rail retailers, as part of this work.

Written Question
Railways: Fares
Thursday 27th October 2022

Asked by: Lord Snape (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, given the postponement of legislation regarding the creation of Great British Railways, what plans they have to simplify the current railway fare structure.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton

We have been clear in the Plan for Rail White Paper we want to simplify the current mass of complicated fares and tickets, whilst protecting affordable turn up and go tickets and season tickets.

We will continue to work with the sector to tackle the challenges Keith Williams set out in the Plan for Rail, including improving fares, ticketing and retail.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Avanti West Coast Contract Renewal

"Will the Minister accept that her responses stretch credulity, to say the least? As recently as July this year, in response to a Question from me, she acknowledged that Avanti’s performance was “terrible”. Since then, it has had a contract extension and, for no accountable reason, a £4 million bonus …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2022
West Coast Main Line

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent performance of the rail services on the West Coast Main Line provided by Avanti Trains...."
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