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Written question asked by Ben Bradley (Conservative) on Monday, 22 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 July 2019. It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Railways: Concessions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people aged 16 to 18 years old who will benefit from the proposed introduction of a new discount railcard for that age group in (a) Mansfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the East Midlands.

Answer

All young people aged 16 – 17 are eligible to benefit from the card in these regions, and market research indicates that approximately 2/3 of young people may take advantage in the East Midlands region.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
280380
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Concessions East Midlands Railways Young people
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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