Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including stations serving Blackpool, Kirkham & Wesham, Poulton-le-Fylde and Lytham in future phases of the ticket gate rollout.

The Department assesses proposals for ticket gate installations against a range of criteria, including value for money, deliverability and local operational considerations. We did not receive any proposals for ticket gate installations at stations serving Blackpool, Kirkham & Wesham, Poulton-le-Fylde or Lytham as part of the first phase of the rollout. Any future proposals for these or other stations would be considered against the relevant assessment criteria.