Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the reliability of the train network.

My Department is monitoring the performance of the railway very closely and is holding industry to account, including through regular high-level meetings with both Network Rail and representatives from the train operators.

Last month, the Transport Secretary set out his long-term vision for rail and plans to modernise the industry. This includes ambitions for a customer-focused, commercially-led industry and the creation of Great British Railways as a new guiding mind for the sector.