Armed Forces: Railways

(asked on 9th March 2015) - View Source

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.


Answered by
Anna Soubry Portrait
Anna Soubry
This question was answered on 12th March 2015

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:

Calendar Year

Sales

2009

32,690

2010

52,230

2011

66,610

2012

73,125

2013

71,763

2014

77,573

2015

10,400

Total

384,391

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.
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