Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 12 March 2015.
Teresa Pearce
Labour, Erith and Thamesmead
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) permanent and (b) reservist members of the armed forces have been issued with the HM Armed Forces Railcard since that scheme was introduced.
Anna Soubry
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
A breakdown of HM Forces Railcards issued to Regular and Reserve members of the Armed Forces could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
However, between 1 January 2009 and 10 March 2015, a total of 384,391 Railcards were sold to Armed Forces personnel and eligible dependants.
The scheme was extended to include Reservists from 1 July 2014.
Data is not held prior to 1 January 2009. The total figure includes first purchases and renewals
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