Written statement to Parliament

Ministerial correction: South West Trains

Correction to the South West Trains, Official Report release.

• From: Department for Transport and The Rt Hon Claire Perry
• Published: 10 November 2014

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Delivered on: 10 November 2014

I would like to inform the House that a statement I made on 29 October 2014 during an adjournment debate on South West Trains, Official Report col 106WH, was incorrect. During the speech I stated that

…We are seeing the most rapid rise in travel of anywhere in Europe. We have the safest and most punctual railways in Europe. We have the most improved railways in Europe, according to passengers. We are seeing an enormous rise in demand for these services…

While we do have the safest major railway in Europe, as well as the most improved railway in Europe according to the European Commission, the statement on punctuality cannot be substantiated. Whilst we do not have comparable statistics that show how our railway is currently ranked for punctuality, we can say that UK rail passengers are amongst the most satisfied in Europe with train punctuality and reliability.

Published 10 November 2014