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Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she will take to assess passenger affordability when setting rail fares.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
4 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
12 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she will take to assess passenger affordability when setting rail fares.

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Passenger affordability is a top priority for this Government when setting rail fares. That is why this year we have taken the historic step of freezing regulated rail fares for the first time in 30 years, putting money back in hard working people’s pocke...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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