§ Lord Greavesasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the Strategic Rail Authority has instructed Arriva trains to end the practice of issuing tickets that allowed day visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park to travel to a station on the Skipton-Carnforth line and to return from a different station on the Settle and Carlisle line (or vice versa) having walked between the two; if so, why has this facility been removed; and whether it accords with government policy on encouraging visitors to the national park to travel by public transport. [HL1562]
§ Lord Davies of OldhamThe Strategic Rail Authority has not issued such an instruction. A "North Country Rover" ticket exists, permitting travel on both routes. We are not aware of any plans to alter its scope.