Question follow-through · 14168
Aviation and Railways: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of differences in the cost per mile of domestic (a) plane and (b) train travel; and if her Department will make an assessment of the pote
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 13 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 18 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 19 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of differences in the cost per mile of domestic (a) plane and (b) train travel; and if her Department will make an assessment of the pote
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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19 Nov 2024
Answer published
The UK aviation market operates predominantly in the private sector. Airlines’ business models can at times accommodate more flexible pricing than the railway. The Government sets the percentage that regulated rail fares can be increased each year. Regula...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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