Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to issue penalties to Avanti due to the reduction in its services; and if he will make a statement.
Avanti notified DfT it would introduce a reduced timetable, in order to reduce reliance on short notice cancellations.
The Department will follow all due legal and contractual processes to determine what action, if any, is appropriate to take regarding Avanti’s performance.