“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander)
We are starting to see train performance stabilise following a decade of decline, and cancellations are no longer rising. We have ended the national industrial dispute, bringing passenger confidence back with a 7% increase in passenger journeys. Furthermore, we have made station-specific performance information available for the first time, as a visible sign that we are determined to improve standards.