Question follow-through · 902025

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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Department for Transport
Tabled
19 Dec 2024
Target answer date
9 Jan 2025
Answer
9 Jan 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

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

  2. 9 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Improving the performance of our railways, including by delivering the biggest overhaul of the railway sector in a generation, is a top priority for this Government.I have been clear with operators and with Network Rail that I will not tolerate poor perfo...

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