Question to the Department for Transport:

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.

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 reliability and infrastructure performance.

DfT Operator (DfTO), as the Government’s public sector rail owning group, will continue to work with Network Rail and train operators to drive whole-system improvement and deliver tangible change for customers. The Department will continue to hold DfTO and Network Rail to account for delivery of operational performance.