§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many trains between London and Plymouth in the last 28 days have arrived at the time advertised in the timetable, on weekdays and at the weekend; and if he will make a statement on the level of delays.
§ Mr. Watts[holding answer 6 February 1995]Statistics are compiled according to service groups, not individual routes, and on a four-weekly basis. The most recent figures covering the 28 days up to 7 January 1995 show that 88 per cent. of all trains in the Great Western service group arrived within 10 minutes of their advertised time. The figure for the 12 months up to this date is 91.2 per cent.