Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the compensation announced for passengers on Govia Thameslink Railway and Northern Rail will include compensation to those people who have purchased tickets but are unable to board their scheduled trains because of overcrowding.

The special compensation scheme for passengers on affected routes on Govia Thameslink Railway and Northern (subject to agreement with the board of Transport for the North) will ensure that regular rail customers receive appropriate redress for the disruption they have experienced. The industry will set out the detail of the eligibility requirements.