Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the top three main causes of late-running trains on the rail network were in the last 12 months.

The top three delay categories for the period 15^th November 2015 to 12^th November 2016 were as shown below (all in delay minutes):

Network Management/Other 2,713,856

Points, Signalling & Other Non-Track Assets 2,461,412

Technical Fleet Delays 2,141,106

(Other Delays) 7,040,581

Total Delays 14,356,955