Asked by: Jamie Wallis (Conservative - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to simplify the way Railcards are purchased.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
I am committed to further simplifying the way Railcards can be purchased.
Railcards are current available for purchase by eligible passengers through a variety of channels including third-party retailers, online, by telephone and station ticket offices.
Railcards are typically available as a plastic card or digitally using the railcard app on a mobile device, and passengers can buy a one year or a three-year version, depending on their preferences.
Asked by: Jamie Wallis (Conservative - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure recognition of Blue Badges for motorists are recognised in (a) Spain and (b) other European countries.
Answered by Wendy Morton
The Government remains committed to confirming the status of UK issued Blue Badges for motorists visiting Europe. Twenty countries have already committed to recognising Blue Badges and are listed on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/blue-badge-using-it-in-the-eu/using-a-blue-badge-in-the-european-union
Discussions continue with a number of countries. It would not be appropriate for me to comment on the progress of discussions while they are on-going.