Question follow-through · 82400
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to raise rail fares above the rate of inflation; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of any such increase on (a) passengers and (b) the economy.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 15 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 21 Oct 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to raise rail fares above the rate of inflation; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of any such increase on (a) passengers and (b) the economy.
20 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Oct 2025
Answer published
No decisions have been made on next year’s rail fares, but our aim is that prices balance affordability for both passengers and taxpayers. There will be an update on changes to regulated rail fares in due course.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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