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Debate between Josh MacAlister and Chris Webb
Thursday 26th June 2025

(2 weeks, 1 day ago)

Commons Chamber
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Josh MacAlister Portrait Josh MacAlister (Whitehaven and Workington) (Lab)
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4. What steps she is taking to help improve passenger rail performance in Cumbria.

Chris Webb Portrait Chris Webb (Blackpool South) (Lab)
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18. What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail performance.

Heidi Alexander Portrait The Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander)
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I am all too aware that rail performance has been sub-par for many years in this country, but following a decade of decline, we are now starting to see train performance stabilise, with passengers returning to the railway. We are working with the rail industry on a performance restoration framework, with five clear focus areas to recover performance, including timetable resilience, staffing and keeping trains safely moving during disruptive events.

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