Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of passenger rail performance.

Improved performance is one of this Government’s strategic priorities for rail services. We are determined to enhance services for passengers and deliver better value for money for the taxpayer.

Following a decade of decline, we are starting to see train performance stabilise, with cancellations now no longer rising.

The Rail Minister is continuing to meet with the Managing Directors of all train operators and their Network Rail counterparts, to address poor performance and demand immediate action to raise standards.