Question follow-through · 77785
Railways: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of launching a compensation scheme for passengers without seat reservations who did not get a seat on a train.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 16 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2025 · 28 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of launching a compensation scheme for passengers without seat reservations who did not get a seat on a train.
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2025
Answer published
There are currently no plans to introduce compensation for passengers unable to find a seat.The walk-up nature of the railway in Great Britain supports full access to rail services, but at busy times could mean seating is not guaranteed. Some train operat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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