Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make rail travel at the weekends more attractive.

The rail leisure market is showing strong levels of recovery post-COVID, showing that off-peak and weekend travel remains highly attractive to passengers.

There are also a number of railcards available that offer discounts against most rail fares, valid for weekend travel. The Department has saved a generation of passengers at least a third off their fares through the 16-17 and 26-30 railcards and went even further in November 2020 by extending these savings to former servicemen and women through a new Veterans Railcard. Industry partners are collaborating to develop attractive timetables that are reliable, deliver excellent performance for passengers, and offer good value for the taxpayer.