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Question follow-through · 901380

Railways: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve passenger rail performance.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
14 Nov 2024
Target answer date
21 Nov 2024
Answer
21 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve passenger rail performance.

  2. 21 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Improving railway performance and delivering reform is my top priority. The Rail Minister and I continue to hold Train Operating Companies and Network Rail to account through the levers available to us, and will not hesitate to take action where there is ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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