Question follow-through · 97403
Great Western Main Line: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase the punctuality of GWR services from London to Devon.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 4 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 15 Dec 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase the punctuality of GWR services from London to Devon.
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Dec 2025
Answer published
The rail Minister recently met with Great Western Railway and Network Rail to emphasise the need for improved punctuality on services, including those between London and Devon. A key challenge currently affecting performance is a significant issue with de...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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