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Written question asked by Lord Inglewood (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 February 2026. It was answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 19 February 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


West Coast Main Line: Compensation

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average monthly payout for delays by Avanti West Coast on the West Coast Main Line in 2025.

Answer

The Government produces annual figures relating to the amount of delay repay compensation that is paid out by train operating companies including Avanti West Coast. The data for 2024-25 has been collected and will be published in due course. The data for 2025-26 will be collected at the end of the financial year and subsequently published.

In addition to data published by the Department, Avanti West Coast publish data by rail period via its website which may be found on Avanti’s website: https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/help-and-support/delay-repay.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL14528
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Compensation Standards West Coast main line
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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