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Information relating to trains planned and cancellations by operator is publicly available on the Office and Rail and Road website. Avanti West Coast\u2019s information is included below<\/p>


Avanti West Coast has sought force majeure relief under its contract for industrial action including for the impact of the withdrawal of rest day working. While the Department considers this claim it is unable to accurately exclude data relating to periods affected by industrial action in 2022/23. There was no industrial action in the period for 2021/22.<\/p>

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Rail period<\/p><\/td>

Trains planned<\/p><\/td>

Trains part cancelled<\/p><\/td>

Trains full cancelled<\/p><\/td>

Cancellations score (number)<\/p><\/td>

Proportion of services that ran<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

30 May \u2013 26 June 2021<\/p><\/td>

6,049<\/p><\/td>

61<\/p><\/td>

65<\/p><\/td>

96<\/p><\/td>

98.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

27 June \u2013 24 July 2021<\/p><\/td>

6,092<\/p><\/td>

116<\/p><\/td>

264<\/p><\/td>

322<\/p><\/td>

94.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

25 July \u2013 21 August 2021<\/p><\/td>

4,931<\/p><\/td>

71<\/p><\/td>

81<\/p><\/td>

117<\/p><\/td>

97.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

22 August \u2013 18 September 2021<\/p><\/td>

6,047<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td>

69<\/p><\/td>

104<\/p><\/td>

98.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

19 September \u2013 16 October 2021<\/p><\/td>

6,123<\/p><\/td>

79<\/p><\/td>

61<\/p><\/td>

101<\/p><\/td>

98.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Rail period<\/p><\/td>

Trains planned<\/p><\/td>

Trains part cancelled<\/p><\/td>

Trains full cancelled<\/p><\/td>

Cancellations score (number)<\/p><\/td>

Proportion of services that ran<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

29 May \u2013 25 June 2022<\/p><\/td>

5,949<\/p><\/td>

147<\/p><\/td>

494<\/p><\/td>

568<\/p><\/td>

90.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

26 June \u2013 23 July 2022<\/p><\/td>

6,432<\/p><\/td>

288<\/p><\/td>

899<\/p><\/td>

1,043<\/p><\/td>

83.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

24 July \u2013 20 August 2022<\/p><\/td>

5,230<\/p><\/td>

236<\/p><\/td>

663<\/p><\/td>

781<\/p><\/td>

85.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

21 August \u2013 17 September 2022<\/p><\/td>

4,791<\/p><\/td>

122<\/p><\/td>

264<\/p><\/td>

325<\/p><\/td>

93.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

18 September \u2013 15 October 2022<\/p><\/td>

4,528<\/p><\/td>

186<\/p><\/td>

241<\/p><\/td>

334<\/p><\/td>

92.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Under the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, eligible Ministers who leave office are entitled to a one off payment equivalent to one quarter of their annual salary at the point at which they leave Government.<\/p>

This applies only where a Minister is under 65 and is not appointed to a ministerial office within three weeks of leaving government.<\/p>

Individuals may waive the payment to which they are entitled. That is a matter for their personal discretion, but this approach has been taken in the past.<\/p>

Details of such payments are published in departmental annual reports and accounts, and ministerial salaries are published on GOV.UK at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1027301/Salaries_of_Members_of_Her_Majestys_Government_-_Financial_Year_2021-22_-_Publication.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hereford and South Herefordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-11-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-11-17T09:46:04.15Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Transport: Redundancy Pay"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in his Department in each year since 1 January 2016.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4634", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Christine Jardine"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Edinburgh West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Christine Jardine"} ], "uin" : "86566"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1541935", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1541935/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Department\u2019s Ministers and officials have regular discussions with their counterparts in His Majesty\u2019s Treasury on active travel programmes in England. Recent discussions have included the development of the second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS2) and Active Travel England\u2019s delivery programme.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hereford and South Herefordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-11-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-11-17T09:40:42.773Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Cycling and Walking: Finance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for active travel programmes in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4764", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Streatham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Bell Ribeiro-Addy"} ], "uin" : "86608"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1542025", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1542025/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

To help increase practical driving test availability, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is recruiting more than 300 driving examiners across Great Britain, including in the Erith and Thamesmead area. The DVSA\u2019s examiner recruitment campaigns continue to be successful but, like many employers, the DVSA is finding the job market extremely competitive. As it moves through each recruitment campaign, the DVSA will continually review and make changes and improvements to its recruitment and selection process, and training courses.<\/p>

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The DVSA is working hard to provide as many practical driving test appointments as it can, with several measures in place to do this.<\/p>

These include:<\/p>