§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with the Strategic Rail Authority on improving the service on the Hastings to London line; what assessment he has made of the(a) punctuality and (b) frequency of trains departing stations south of Tunbridge Wells; and if he will make a statement. [164385]
§ Mr. McNultyThe Strategic Rail Authority is currently consulting widely on its proposals for the train specification for the new Integrated Kent Franchise, which includes the route between Hastings and London.
1167WThe authority also monitors the performance of train operating companies. On 11 March the authority published its quarterly report—National Rail Trends—for the period October to December 2003, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House. Information is provided for the services of each operator in aggregate, not by specific routes.