Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Clive Efford Excerpts
Thursday 11th October 2018

(6 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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I am happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss this. I do not expect any of the contingencies that we have in place for a no-deal Brexit to be needed, because I am confident that we will reach a sensible agreement, but I would be happy to discuss this with him.

Clive Efford Portrait Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab)
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Peak-time trains were cancelled yesterday and today, and there are regular delays at peak time. Is the railways Minister satisfied with the performance of the network and of the Southeastern train operator?

Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait Joseph Johnson
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Of course there is always room for improvement, and the next franchise has set demanding specifications for the south-eastern section of the network. I would say to the hon. Gentleman that the performance of Southeastern has been strong in recent months. Today, the public performance measure that tests arrivals within five minutes of the scheduled arrival time for Eltham to London Bridge has been excellent, at above 90%.