Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to (a) centralise and (b) otherwise reform timetabling to help improve (i) reliability and (ii) connectivity on the rail network, in the context of the establishment of Great British Railways.

Once established, Great British Railways (GBR), will provide strong unified leadership across the rail network. GBR will bring ownership of the infrastructure, fares, timetables and planning of the network under one roof. It will bring the fragmented railways under a single point of operational accountability – ensuring the focus is delivering for passengers and freight customers. GBR will also have a new relationship with the private sector through new Passenger Service Contracts that incentivise train operators to deliver punctual and reliable services.