{"value":{"id":1472007,"askingMemberId":4471,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-06-21T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-06-23T00:00:00","uin":"22479","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to help provide Ukrainian refugees with free access to public transport in the UK.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4593,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-06-29T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Since mid-March 2022, all Ukrainians that enter the UK with the appropriate visa can travel on public transport from their port of entry to their end destination at no cost if travel occurs within 48 hours of arrival. This includes rail, bus and all Transport for London routes. To date, over 2,200 rail journeys have been made via the free onward travel offer, and many more on UK bus, coach and tram services. On the 20 June, this scheme was extended for a further six months.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Public Transport: Concessions","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1472007","method":"GET"}]}