Rail Transport and Economic Growth

Part of Transport – in the House of Commons at on 12 February 2026.

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Photo of Heidi Alexander Heidi Alexander The Secretary of State for Transport

The hon. Lady is, of course, right that when people are stood on a platform on a Sunday, the train should turn up as reliably as it does on a Monday morning. The truth of the matter is that there is a raft of different practices across train operating companies. We have a plan to ensure that drivers and train crew are available. We will continue to work on that, specifically on the Great Western route.