Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 84697 on Railways: Fares, what definition her Department uses for the right fare within the Great British Railways ticketing model; whether that definition requires passengers to be offered the lowest available fare for the train they travel on; and whether the fare simplification reforms will apply to open access operators.

What constitutes the right fare differs depending on passenger needs. For example, some passengers may require more flexibility to travel at an earlier or later time than others.

Open access operators will remain able to set their own fare structures in the future, but the government supports all efforts to make the system easier for passengers to navigate.