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Mr. Collins
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what proportion of scheduled rail services were cancelled in each year since 1979. [11359]
Ms Glenda Jackson
[holding answer 29 July 1997]: My Department holds information relating to the last five years. Trains booked to run, and trains actually run, for the five years ending 31 March 1997 were as follows:
| Year ending | Trains booked | Trains run | Cancelled |
| 31 March 1993 | 2,827,200 | 2,790,400 | 36,800 (1.30 per cent.) |
| 31 March 1994 | 3,178,600 | 3,141,600 | 37,000 (1.17 per cent.) |
| 31 March 1995 | 3,183,800 | 3,144,800 | 39,000 (1.22 per cent.) |
| 31 March 1996 | 3,413,900 | 3,374,000 | 39,900 (1.17 per cent.) |
| 31 March 1997 | 3,558,000 | 3,525,600 | 32,400 (0.91 per cent.) |
Source:
DETR. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100 trains. Figures relate to scheduled domestic passenger services only. "Cancelled" trains are those which did not run at all, and do not include trains which terminated early, omitted certain station calls, or suffered extensive delay.