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Written question asked by Shivani Raja (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 June 2026 (named day). It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Railways: Fares

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department and its arm's-length bodies have spent on (a) advertising, (b) marketing, (c) external public relations and (d) other communications activity on their announcement regarding regulated rail fares in England for the year 2026-27.

Answer

Other than that reported in the answer on 13 March to Question 117710, the Department has not found any additional external expenditure on advertising, marketing, external public relations or other communications activity specifically in relation to the announcement of regulated rail fares for 2026-27. Any routine communications activity associated with this announcement has been delivered using existing departmental and arm’s‑length body resources and budgets, and costs are not held separately.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
12840
Session
2026-27
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Subjects
Fares Expenditure Publicity Railways
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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