Department for Transport written question – answered am ar 21 Chwefror 2024.
Louise Haigh
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Avanti West Coast on levels of train cancellations.
Huw Merriman
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Officials meet Avanti West Coast’s (AWC) senior management regularly and will continue to closely monitor AWC’s progress to a sustained recovery, restoring services reliably on the West Coast and delivering the kind of service passengers rightly expect. The Rail Minister met with AWC’s Managing Director in January to challenge the operator on its operational resilience and review its plans for continued recovery in 2024. We will always hold AWC responsible for matters within its control.
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