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Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of (a) delays and (b) cancellations of trains in England.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
4 Mar 2025
Target answer date
6 Mar 2025
Answer
12 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of (a) delays and (b) cancellations of trains in England.

  2. 6 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Ministers have been clear that rail services have been failing passengers; we need to improve services for passengers and deliver better value for money for the taxpayer.The Rail Minister is meeting with the Managing Directors of all train operators and t...

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