Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186535 on Railways: Tickets, what proportion of stations outside of London (a) have digital barcode ticketing and (b) are PAYG enabled; and if he will provide a list of stations outside London which have access to digital barcode ticketing and PAYG.

Barcode ticketing is already available on many routes across the country, and we are investing to roll out barcode ticketing across outstanding areas of the network, including c2c, Southeastern and Govia Thameslink Railway by the end of this year. We have committed to expanding PAYG to a further 52 stations in the South East by the end of the year, and are also currently working with local authorities on PAYG proposals for Manchester and the West Midlands as committed in the trailblazer devolution deals.