Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of the funding provided to modernise rail ticketing and retail systems in the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review has been spent; and if he will make an assessment of the impact of that funding on services provided to passengers.

The Autumn Budget announced funding to modernise rail ticketing and retail systems. In the first year of the spending review period (2022/23) £68 million was spent. The projects funded will deliver service improvements to passengers later this year, including on digital (barcode) ticketing and PAYG rollout.