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Railways: Standards

Asked by Lee PitcherLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 18 November 2025UIN 89077

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of restoration of rail service levels to pre COVID-19 levels.

Answered by Keir Mather

We regularly review and publish passenger demand levels and work closely with operators to ensure they provide sufficient capacity to meet demand wherever possible. We have been clear with operators that they should meet demand in a manner that supports overall performance improvement and minimises the net subsidy taxpayers pay for rail.

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