Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a rail travelcard for NHS workers; and whether he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on this issue.

We recognise the challenges that all passengers are facing with the cost of living. This is why we have delivered the biggest Government intervention on rail fares since privatisation by capping fares at 5.9 per cent, 6.4pps below July 2022 RPI.

There are currently no plans to introduce an NHS railcard. Any new concessionary products such as extending free or discounted travel to NHS workers, must be balanced against the financial impact on other fare payers and the public purse.