Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 4 November 2016 to Question 51330, what progress his Department has made on introducing (a) flexible ticketing and (b) rail season tickets tailored towards part-time workers on the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise.

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) undertook a trial on two routes (Horsham to London and Radlett to London) where passengers with a season ticket who travelled at off peak times were offered cashback for each journey undertaken. The results of that trial were that there was limited uptake of this offer and it did not deliver the outputs required. GTR will be rolling out wider enhancements to the Key smartcard throughout 2018, and the Department is working with GTR to consider alternative options and trials for introducing part time season tickets on the Key.