Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of a proposed reduction in rail service frequency and carriage numbers in London, whether his Department has undertaken modelling of potential modal changes from rail towards (a) private cars and (b) other forms of public transport in (i) London and (ii) the South East.

Govia Thameslink Railway is making evidence-based timetable interventions agreed in the 22/23 business plan process that better optimises service levels to balance capacity and demand. The Department will continue to monitor implementation and changes in demand carefully to identify where further interventions may be required in the future.