| Heading: |
South Western Railway: Fares |
| Question ID: |
1746338 |
| UIN: |
17338 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5103 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Luke Taylor
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| Asking Member handle: |
LukeTaylorLD
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@LukeTaylorLD
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to reverse fare increases introduced in 2024 on South Western Railway when it is brought into public ownership in 2025. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-10 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4943 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Simon Lightwood
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| Answering Member handle: |
simonlightwood
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@simonlightwood
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
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. Through futur... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |