HC Deb 09 February 1999 vol 325 cc148-9W
29. Ms Squire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what steps he is taking to enhance the reliability and quality of passenger rail services. [68292]

Ms Glenda Jackson

A National Rail Summit will be held on 25 February to build upon the short-term measures agreed with franchisees and Railtrack last November and to kick start a long-term effort to improve standards across the railway network. We will be looking to the rail industry to demonstrate at the Summit how they propose to deliver year-on-year improvements in performance.