§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will take steps to ensure that people are able to travel on the west coast Mainline without having to pre-book seats. [66077]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe Franchising Director regulates Virgin's Saver and Weekly Season Tickets. Virgin cannot require these tickets to be pre-booked and must make provision to accommodate demand for these types of ticket in their train services without allowing overcrowding to occur. For tickets which are unregulated Virgin is free to impose pre-booking as a condition of sale.