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Written question asked by Jerome Mayhew (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Monday, 6 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Railways: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 7525 on Railways: Standards, whether each state-owned Train Operating Company records service cancellations attributable to (a) short-notice staff sickness and (b) crew unavailability; and if she will list the systems used to record those causes.

Answer

Train operating companies monitor a range of management information locally in addition to official cancellation attribution data. This may include information on cancellations due to short notice staff sickness and crew unavailability. The recording and storing of this information requires a range of software – the detail of which is beyond the operational information held by the Department.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14930
Session
2026-27
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Subjects
Staff Railways Standards Sick leave
Link
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