Question follow-through · 37877
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve (a) service reliability, (b) service quality, (c) infrastructure, and (d) accessibility for passengers of trainlines.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 20 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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12 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve (a) service reliability, (b) service quality, (c) infrastructure, and (d) accessibility for passengers of trainlines.
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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20 Mar 2025
Answer published
Improving both the reliability and quality of rail services for passengers is an important priority for this Government. We have already taken significant steps towards this, through resolving the long running industrial disputes and through meeting regul...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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