Eligibility for the special railcard, which provides a discount of one third on most tickets, could be extended.

Sir Jim Mackey’s statement comes as he prepares to implement a 10-year health plan to be published by the Government next week.

Products sold at Aldi, Sainsbury's, Asda, Tesco, Lidl, Iceland and other UK supermarkets have been recalled by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).