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Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to reduce the number of delays that passengers face on train journeys.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
1 Sept 2026
Answer
2 Sept 2026 · 49 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to reduce the number of delays that passengers face on train journeys.

  2. 1 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    In response to Ministers’ challenge, the rail industry has set out a Performance Restoration Framework, to improve punctuality and reliability by addressing the root causes of delays and cancellations, including timetable resilience, staffing, fleet relia...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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