Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Andrew Gwynne and Samantha Dixon

Thursday 16th May 2024 Commons Chamber

[Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab)]

1. What steps he is taking to help improve the reliability of rail services for passengers.

[Samantha Dixon (City of Chester) (Lab)]

3. What steps he is taking to help improve the reliability of rail services for passengers.

[The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Huw Merriman)]

Performance varies across the network and is dependent on both reliable infrastructure and strong operator performance. Where we have both, as on Greater Anglia, passengers enjoy great performance, and I am clear that this is a standard for all operators to achieve, working with their Network Rail route counterparts. I regularly meet Network Rail and train operators to encourage greater collaboration on day-to-day performance, including convening a rail industry summit in March.