Question follow-through · 12576
South West Main Line: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of public ownership on the punctuality of South Western Railway services since 25 May 2025.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 23 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of public ownership on the punctuality of South Western Railway services since 25 May 2025.
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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29 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Department closely monitors the performance of South Western Railway (SWR), including punctuality, through regular engagement with the operator and Network Rail. Public ownership is not a silver bullet but a vital step towards wider reform to bring tr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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