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East Coast Main Line: Fares

Asked by David SmithLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 15 January 2025UIN 22483

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of public ownership on rail fares on the East Coast mainline.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Whilst it is our ambition through public ownership to deliver a more affordable railway, any long-term changes or concessions made to rail fares policy require balancing against the potential impacts on passengers, taxpayers, and the railway.

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