Question follow-through · 17514

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14930 on Railways: Standards, whether her Department maintains a record of the operational systems used by state-owned Train Operating Companies to record servi

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Department for Transport
Tabled
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
13 Jul 2026
Answer
4 Aug 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14930 on Railways: Standards, whether her Department maintains a record of the operational systems used by state-owned Train Operating Companies to record servi

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Aug 2026

    Answer published

    The Department does not maintain a central record of the operational systems used by individual train operating companies to record service cancellations. Train operators are responsible for their day-to-day operational systems and reporting arrangements,...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Railways: Standards

14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Notices to Improve and (b) written instructions her Department issued to train operating companies for which the Department is the operator in relation to (i) service performance and (ii) financial

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