Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on the South Western Railway franchise of Transport Focus's National Rail Passenger Survey published in February 2020.

The Department uses the results of the National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) to monitor the performance of all franchised TOCs, including South Western Railway. The most recent NRPS results published in January 2020 are currently being assessed by officials in relation to the specific NRPS benchmarks for South Western Railway as outlined in Schedule 7.2 of the Franchise Agreement.