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HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesI cannot, unfortunately, because as things stand we have industrial action. I would be unable to determine even what the service will be like into the first week of January,…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesMy right hon. Friend is experienced in this place, and he will perhaps be aware that I cannot give a percentage. All I can say is that the rail regulator and Network Rail’s…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesI will not, because I want to make some progress, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind. My hon. Friends the Members for Milton Keynes North and for Delyn called for the decision to…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesI will look into that and get back to the hon. Gentleman, because the stories that he shared need investigating. My constituent, who is also on a zero-hours contract, is concerned…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesI was about to conclude, but I will.15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesI do, and I accept that we are not talking gimmicks here; we are talking about detailed descriptions of what the line actually does, but also about what it can do to enhance the…15 Dec 2022HANSARDSoutheastern Railway Timetable ChangesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Harris. I thank the hon. Member for Eltham (Clive Efford) for securing this important debate on Southeastern’s rail timetable…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSoutheastern Railway Timetable ChangesMy right hon. Friend makes a good point. This is the challenging balance for Government and train operators. The cloth has to be cut accordingly. If I look at my Southeastern…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSoutheastern Railway Timetable ChangesCan I go on a little further? I will touch on the three key reasons why Southeastern has changed its timetable and then I will give way. The first reason is efficiency and the…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSoutheastern Railway Timetable ChangesI am happy to send our statistic base to the hon. Gentleman and others who have contributed to the debate, so that we can agree on our starting point. The ORR report also…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSoutheastern Railway Timetable ChangesThat experience involves getting off the platform, taking the lift—while staying within the station, not going all the way through the station—and then going back up the lift to…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSoutheastern Railway Timetable ChangesAgain, we will come back to that. The point I would bring back is that during the peak times we have largely been talking about, the 70% of pre-covid level figure drops to 50% to…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSoutheastern Railway Timetable ChangesI have always enjoyed spending time with the hon. Member—if that does not damage her electoral chances—so I would be very happy to meet her and the user group. I will put out…06 Dec 2022HANSARDA1 Northumberland-Morpeth to Ellingham Development Consent Order: Deadline ExtensionI have been asked by the Secretary of State for Transport, my right hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper) to make this written statement. The statement confirms…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsWe are about to enter the next five-year control period where we will look at renewal. Where we have assets that have become tired, we will look at replacing them and moving away…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsThe Department is certainly not idling: our officials work incredibly hard, and we hold train operators to account to ensure they do everything they can. As I mentioned, the…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsI agree with the hon. Gentleman. For too long we have worked in a manner that does not allow us to plan ahead and give certainty to the passenger or the workforce. TransPennine…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsI thank my hon. Friend. I know she is a passionate advocate for transport in Dover as a whole; I am a fellow Southeastern user, so I experience some of what she has talked to. I…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsWhat the hon. Gentleman has described is a huge concern. Last December, there was uncertainty about the ability to travel; we thought we had moved beyond that. As that uncertainty…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsI thank the hon. Lady for her urgent question, which gives me the opportunity to set out the Government’s disappointment with the experience of many passengers, not just across…01 Dec 2022