Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when (a) digital barcode ticketing and (b) pay-as-you-go ticketing will be available across the entire rail network in England.

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 Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) to a further 52 stations in the South East by the end of the year, and are also currently working with Greater Manchester and the West Midlands on the PAYG commitments in the trailblazer devolution deals with pilots to be agreed by the end of this year.