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Avanti West Coast

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the management of Avanti West Coast since her appointment.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
3 Jan 2025
Target answer date
7 Jan 2025
Answer
13 Jan 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the management of Avanti West Coast since her appointment.

  2. 7 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Department for Transport officials routinely meet with AWC and Network Rail as part of a relentless focus on improving rail performance, bringing together track and train and holding both sides accountable. The current Secretary of State has not yet met w...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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