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Railways: Hertfordshire

Asked by Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 7 July 2025UIN 63421

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of passenger rail performance in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and b) Hertfordshire.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Department officials continuously monitor the performance of train operating companies across a range of measures and meet regularly with senior management to scrutinise and challenge their companies’ performance. The Department will continue to engage with the operators serving the constituency to ensure that they deliver their contractual commitments.

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