{"value":{"id":1925262,"askingMemberId":14,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-07-07T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-07-21T00:00:00","uin":"HL1755","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what is the annual VAT loss from zero-rating rail fares.","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"Treasury","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5430,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-07-28T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>HMRC’s published statistics on the cost of tax reliefs<sup><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></sup> provide an estimate of the cost of the VAT Zero Rate for domestic passenger transport of £5.8 billion in 2025-26. This includes other public transport such as buses; a breakdown for rail fares is not available.</p><p> </p><p><sup>[1]</sup> <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-reliefs\" target=\"_blank\">Tax reliefs - GOV.UK</a></p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Railways: Fares","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1925262","method":"GET"}]}