Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Prime Minister’s comments in his speech of June 2022 on the benefits of closing ticket offices that are not well used, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of such ticket office closures on (a) jobs and (b) the accessibility of the rail network in south east London.

No final decision has been taken on ticket offices. In considering any proposed changes and making any decisions, the Department will consider the appropriate equalities analysis and the potential impacts of any decisions on passengers with protected characteristics.