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Topical question asked in the House of Commons, by James Wild (Conservative). It was answered on Thursday, 16 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Topical Questions

Question

Passengers on the Fen line from King’s Lynn are suffering repeated cancellations and an unacceptably poor level of service. Now that the Government control both the track and the trains, will the Transport Secretary intervene and demand a robust action plan to sort out this poor performance?

Answer

As I said earlier, publicly owned operators are performing better, on average, when it comes to reliability and cancellations. On the particular issue with the Fen line that the hon. Gentleman raises on behalf of his constituents, I will seek more information about what is causing the problems there and what plans the local operators have to improve the situation for him and his constituents.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
789 c1061 
Session
2026-27
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Standards Fen line
Link
View this Topical question on hansard.parliament.uk