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Built Environment Committee Corrected oral evidence: Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail: Fare Reform Tuesday 13 July 2021 9.30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (The Chair); Lord Berkeley; Lord Best; Lord Carrington of Fulham; Baroness Cohen of Pimlico; Lord Grocott; Lord Haselhurst; The Earl of Lytton; Lord Moylan; Lord Stunell; Baroness Thornhill. Evidence Session No. 1 Virtual Proceeding Questions 1 - 12 Witnesses I: Barry Doe, Fares Consultant, Rail; Neil Middleton, Fares Specialist, Railfuture; Mark Smith, Fares Specialist, The Man in Seat 61. 1 Examination of Witnesses Barry Doe, Neil Middleton and Mark Smith. Q1 The Chair: Welcome to the House of Lords Built Environment Committee’s first public evidence session in our inquiry on the Williams- Shapps Plan for Rail on fare reform. The Williams-Shapps plan represents a revolution. It is not simply a development of the previous arrangements. There is therefore much scope for major improvements, but also a risk that matters may have been overlooked or miscalculated. Our inquiry will focus on the proposals for fare reform. We will also look at the impact of the new system on finances and risk and explore topics such as flexible tickets, smart ticketing and the impact of Covid-19. We will then make recommendations to the Government in the autumn. Our witnesses this week are Barry Doe, fares consultant, Rail magazine; Neil Middleton, fares specialist, Railfuture; and Mark Smith, fares specialist, The Man in Seat 61. Our session is being broadcast on parliamentlive.tv. A full transcript is being taken and will be made available to you, our witnesses, to make any corrections, shortly after the session.
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