Question follow-through · 16289
Railways: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the restrictions applied to the Network Railcard; and if she will take steps to permit its use on weekday morning services before 10am.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 6 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the restrictions applied to the Network Railcard; and if she will take steps to permit its use on weekday morning services before 10am.
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jul 2026
Answer published
There are no current plans to review the Network Railcard scheme. The Network Railcard was designed to stimulate leisure travel and is restricted to encourage travel outside of the busy morning peak. In future, Great British Railways(GBR) will have the fl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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