Written question asked by Michelle Donelan (Conservative) on Monday, 21 March 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 March 2016. It was answered by Claire O'Neill (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 March 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Great Western Main Line
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessments his Department has made of the potential economic benefit of (a) opening new stations on the Great Western Main line, (b) running later services on the Great Western Main line and (c) reducing rail fares on the Great Western Main line.
- Answer
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Any specific project that may bring such benefits to passengers is assessed during the planning stage of that project.
I completely understand your concern about the cost of some rail fares and the impact that this can have on people’s budgets. That is why we have capped the rail fares we regulate at inflation (RPI) for three years running, and will continue to do so for the life of this parliament. We have also stopped operators increasing individual fares by up to 2% more. This means those fares we regulate will only rise by 1% in 2016 making it the lowest fare increase since 2010.
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- 31988
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- 2015-16
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- Fares Railway stations Great Western main line
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