§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the extent to which British Rail is meeting the quality of service objectives set by him with regard to train punctuality and cancellations.
§ Mr. Portillo[holding answer 13 Apri11989]: The results available to the Department for the first three quarters of the financial year 1988–89 are as follows:
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Percentage Punctuality Reliability Objective Within in minutes of timetable Attainment Objective (services to run) Attainment Inter City 90.0 10 87.3 99.5 99.0 Network SouthEast 90.0 5 91.3 99.0 98.7 Provincial 85.0 to 97.0 5 190.0 98.5 99.0 1 On average.