Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Transport Focus's National Rail Passenger Survey, published in February 2020, what assessment he has made of the environmental sustainability of the services provided by South Western Railway.

South Western Railways’ (SWR) Franchise Agreement contains provisions that incentivise SWR to reduce its environmental impact, reduce waste and improve on recycling. Challenging annual environmental targets have been set and officials frequently monitor SWR’s performance against these targets. Where SWR fail to meet the targets, they must produce an improvement plan which is capable of achieving the targets set out within the Franchise Agreement.