Public Transport: Fares
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to set a national framework for discounted fare schemes.
Answered by Keir Mather
It is not clear what a “national framework for discounted fare schemes” would mean. The Railways Bill will safeguard existing statutory discounts for disabled persons, younger and older passengers, which today are delivered via railcards. Other concessionary discounts such as veterans’ and 26-30 railcards are also important, and there are no current plans to withdraw these offers.
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