HC Deb 18 December 2001 vol 377 c215W
21. Mr. Robathan

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what percentage of trains were subject to delay in(a) September and (b) November. [21577]

Mr. Jamieson

The rail industry is monitored by four-weekly periods, not calendar months. In the period from 19 August to 13 October, 78.7 per cent. of services were punctual. In the period from 14 October to 10 November, the last period for which figures are available, 72.3 per cent. of services were punctual.