Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 60906 on Robin Hood Line: Standards, what proportion of trains on the Robin Hood Line were cancelled in each of the last six periods.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The table below shows that proportion of trains cancelled in the last six rail reporting periods:
Rail Period | All Robin Hood line services that were Cancelled |
2024/25 - P10 | 3.78% |
2024/25 - P11 | 1.40% |
2024/25 - P12 | 1.92% |
2024/25 - P13 | 1.55% |
2025/26 - P01 | 2.34% |
2025/26 - P02 | 1.31% |
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of trains were cancelled in the last six periods.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Information on train cancellations is published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and can be found on their data portal.
Table 1 presents the proportion of planned services that were either partially or fully cancelled in Great Britain, for each of the last six rail periods and the same periods the previous year. Please note that partial cancellations as counted as 1 service, whilst partial cancellations are counted as 0.5.
Table 1. Periodic Cancellations score (Great Britain, Rail Periods1 11 – 3 in 2025 and 2024)
Rail period1 | Proportion of planned trains cancelled in 2025 (%) | Proportion of planned trains cancelled in 2024 (%) | pp change compared to last year |
5 Jan - 1 Feb 2025 (period 11) | 4.1 | 3.3 | +0.8 |
2 Feb - 1 Mar 2025 (period 12) | 3.1 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
2 Mar - 31 Mar 2025 (period 13) | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
1 Apr - 26 Apr 2025 (period 01) | 2.9 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
27 Apr - 24 May 2025 (period 02) | 3.0 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
25 May - 21 Jun 2025 (period 03) | 3.4 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
Source: ORR Table 3124
https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/table-3124-trains-planned-and-cancellations-by-operator-and-cause-periodic/
Notes:
1. The rail period dates in this table are for 2025. Dates for rail periods in 2024 differ by a maximum of 2 days but continue to broadly represent the same 4-week periods. More information on rail periods can be seen on the ORR data portal (https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/).
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle train fare dodging.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Train Operating Companies are responsible for reducing fare evasion and are measured on this as part of their contractual obligations. We work closely with each operator to ensure they have robust plans in place.
Through the creation of Great British Railways (GBR), we’re bringing operators together to establish oversight and better standardise practices, putting an end to inconsistent prosecutions and making sure passengers are treated fairly.
We’re working at pace to simplify ticketing and developing plans for GBR to sell tickets online, to alleviate confusion and make it easier for people to buy the right fare.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the bus fare cap to £2.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government has made no assessment of reducing the bus fare cap to £2.
The Government is committed to ensuring bus travel remains affordable, and stepped in to prevent a cliff-edge return to commercial fares by investing over £150 million to introduce a £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025, replacing the £2 cap.
Under the plans of the previous administration, the £2 cap on bus fares had been due to expire on 31 December 2024, and prior to the Autumn 2024 Budget, there was no further funding available to maintain a cap on bus fares beyond this point. Maintaining the cap at £2 for the entirety of 2025 would have cost an estimated £444 million. The £3 cap represents a significant saving for taxpayers whilst ensuring bus services remain affordable.
The Government reaffirmed its commitment to investing in bus services in the Spending Review by confirming additional funding to extend the £3 cap by over a year until March 2027 as part of dedicated funding to maintain and improve bus services long-term.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of women and girls on public transport.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department is committed to ensuring everyone, including women and girls, is safe on the transport network. As part of our aim to reduce Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) by half over the next decade, we have an ambitious, evidence-based programme to help tackle VAWG on transport. This includes proposals in the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill, such as staff training on how to recognise and respond to incidents of criminal and anti-social behaviour.
The Department is also working across government and with partners, including the British Transport Police (BTP), the transport industry and local authorities, to ensure that everyone feels and is safe when travelling.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of trains arrived (a) on time and (b) within three minutes in the last six months.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The rail industry uses four-weekly rail periods rather than calendar months for reporting performance figures. The average punctuality over the most recent six rail periods, based on arrivals at all recorded station stops, and covering all operators in Great Britain between 8 December 2024 and 24 May 2025 is as follows:
On Time: 68.3%
Within 3 minutes: 85.9%.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57342 on Robin Hood Line: Standards, how many rail replacement buses were used on the Robin Hood Line in the last six months.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Between 8 December 2024 and 24 May 2025, 87 rail replacement buses were used on the Robin Hood Line. 48 buses were for pre-planned engineering work which took place on 28 of the days, and 39 buses were used due to emergency or on the day disruptions on 21 days.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57342 on Robin Hood Line: Standards, how many of the 11% of late trains on the Robin Hood Line in that period were cancelled.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Between 1 April and 26 April 2025, 89 per cent of all services for all stations on the Robin Hood Line arrived within three minutes of their schedule arrival time, 11 per cent arrived later than three minutes. Cancellations are measured separately as the train has not departed all stations, in the same time frame. 2.34 per cent of Robin Hood Line services were cancelled.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57342 on Robin Hood Line: Standards, what proportion of trains on the Robin Hood Line arrived (a) on time and (b) within three minutes in each of the last six months.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The proportion of Robin Hood Line services in each rail period (4 weeks) from 8 December 2024 to 24 May 2025, (a) that arrived at their destination on time was: 50.7%; 54.9%; 60.4%, 59.8%; 57.8% and 60.5% and (b) trains that arrived at their destination within 3 minutes was 74.9%, 80.1%, 83.8%, 84.8%, 82.1%, 84.4%.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce rail fares.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We are overhauling the fares system to make it easier for passengers to trust that they are buying the right ticket and getting the best fare. We need to balance affordability for both passengers and taxpayers as we reform fares and deliver Great British Railways, ensuring everyone gets a fair deal.
This year's fares increase of 4.6 per cent was the lowest increase in three years and will help to support the Government’s long-term plans to achieve financial sustainability of the railway.
Our rail sale, celebrating the 200th anniversary of passenger train in this country, saw passengers travelling with up to 50 per cent discounts on their fares from 17 January to 31 March, accounting for just over 1 million discounted trips, bringing in £9.23 million in gross sales.