Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 14 September 2022 to Question 45030 on Railways: Greater London, what recent discussions her Department has had with Govia Thameslink on reductions in service.

The Department meets regularly with Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and will continue to carefully monitor implementation of GTR’s recent and future timetable alterations as well as changes in demand to identify where further interventions in service level provision may be required.

GTR are making evidence-based timetable interventions to better optimise service levels to balance capacity and demand.