Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What steps his Department is taking to promote and protect the Union.”
Tabled: 9 July 2020Answered: 16 July 2020
Asked by
John Lamont
Conservative — Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander)
I am all too aware that rail performance has been sub-par for many years in this country, but following a decade of decline, we are now starting to see train performance stabilise, with passengers returning to the railway. We are working with the rail industry on a performance restoration framework, with five clear focus areas to recover performance, including timetable resilience, staffing and keeping trains safely moving during disruptive events.