PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Avanti West Coast: Catering (16 February 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of Avanti West Coast’s decision to end cash payments for onboard catering on (a) people without payment cards, (b) employment levels of train catering staff, (c) elderly people and (d) people from lower income groups.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

It would be for Avanti West Coast, prior to introducing such a change, to adequately assess the impact on its passengers and staff.

Answered by:
Huw Merriman (Conservative)
22 February 2024