Oral QuestionDepartment for Transport

What recent discussions his Department has had with Southeastern on the adequacy of its rail services.

Tabled: 27 January 2020Answered: 30 January 2020

Asked by

Matthew Pennycook

LabourGreenwich and Woolwich

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Transport

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Employment (Alison McGovern)

In May 2019 the universal credit sanction rate was 3.17%. It reduced considerably during the pandemic, gradually returning to 3.51% by November 2021. It then continued to rise, reaching a peak of 7.29% in October 2023, but it is now falling, with a rate of 6.17% in May 2024.