Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of Great Western Railway night riviera sleeper services (a) were and (b) are expected to be cancelled as a result of planned engineering works between September and November 2023.

From September to November 2023, the Night Riviera was scheduled to run 156 times (2 journeys a day, 6 days a week):

• 58 of these journeys have been cancelled in full because of the re-signalling works – this is 37% of journeys.

• 24 journeys will start/terminate at Plymouth instead of Penzance – this is 15% of journeys.

• 8 have been cancelled because of ASLEF action short of a strike – this is 5% of journeys.

• 66 services are planned to run as normal, primarily on Fridays and Sundays – this is 42% of services.

Rounding of % means the above add to 99% not 100%.