Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many HM Armed Forces Railcards have been issued in each year since that scheme was introduced.

Data prior to 1 January 2009 is not held. The number of HM Forces Railcards sold to Armed Forces personnel and eligible dependants in each year from 2009 can be found in the table below:

Notes:

• The number of sales for each year includes both first purchases and renewals.
• The number of sales for 2015 represents the position as at 10 March 2015.