{"value":{"id":1908362,"askingMemberId":4883,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-05-20T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-04T00:00:00","uin":"HL339","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government how many working days were lost to sickness per train operating company in Government ownership, in each month since January 2024.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4972,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-02T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Each train operating company currently records this information in a different way – some by days lost and some by percentage absence rate. The figures below have been collated by DFT Operator. Figures cover periods in public ownership only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1:</p><p>Absences by days lost, presented by Rail Period</p><p>(Northern, TransPennine Trains, South Western Railway)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NORTHERN</p></td><td><p>TPT</p></td><td><p>SWR</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P11 2023 (broadly Jan 24)</p></td><td><p>7496</p></td><td><p>1881</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P12 2023 (Feb 24)</p></td><td><p>7759</p></td><td><p>1785</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P13 2023 (Mar 24)</p></td><td><p>7532</p></td><td><p>1548</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P1 2024 (Apr 24)</p></td><td><p>7291</p></td><td><p>1597</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P2 2024 (Apr / May 24)</p></td><td><p>7569</p></td><td><p>1724</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P3 2024 (May / Jun 24)</p></td><td><p>7954</p></td><td><p>1602</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P4 2024 (Jun / Jul 24)</p></td><td><p>8506</p></td><td><p>1769</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P5 2024 (Jul / Aug 24)</p></td><td><p>8243</p></td><td><p>1673</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P6 2024 (Aug / Sep 24)</p></td><td><p>7778</p></td><td><p>1669</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P7 2024 (Sep / Oct 24)</p></td><td><p>8196</p></td><td><p>1646</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P8 2024 (Oct / Nov 24)</p></td><td><p>8394</p></td><td><p>1571</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P9 2024 (Nov / Dec 24)</p></td><td><p>8472</p></td><td><p>1524</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P10 2024 (Dec 24 / Jan 25)</p></td><td><p>8827</p></td><td><p>1756</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P11 2024 (Jan 25)</p></td><td><p>8152</p></td><td><p>1611</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P12 2024 (Feb 25)</p></td><td><p>7797</p></td><td><p>1410</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P13 2024 (Mar 25)</p></td><td><p>7345</p></td><td><p>1451</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P1 2025 (Apr 25)</p></td><td><p>7030</p></td><td><p>1541</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P2 2025 (Apr / May 25)</p></td><td><p>7443</p></td><td><p>1546</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P3 2025 (May / Jun 25)</p></td><td><p>7420</p></td><td><p>1576</p></td><td><p>1055</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P4 2025 (Jun / Jul 25)</p></td><td><p>7578</p></td><td><p>1557</p></td><td><p>5175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P5 2025 (Jul / Aug 25)</p></td><td><p>7976</p></td><td><p>1937</p></td><td><p>5727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P6 2025 (Aug / Sep 25)</p></td><td><p>8097</p></td><td><p>1937</p></td><td><p>5916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P7 2025 (Sep / Oct 25)</p></td><td><p>8033</p></td><td><p>2045</p></td><td><p>5130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P8 2025 (Oct / Nov 25)</p></td><td><p>8113</p></td><td><p>2226</p></td><td><p>5453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P9 2025 (Nov 25 / Dec 25)</p></td><td><p>8663</p></td><td><p>2122</p></td><td><p>4997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P10 2025 (Dec 25 / Jan 26)</p></td><td><p>8986</p></td><td><p>2034</p></td><td><p>5471</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P11 2025 (Jan 26)</p></td><td><p>8578</p></td><td><p>1944</p></td><td><p>5416</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P12 2025 (Feb 26)</p></td><td><p>8281</p></td><td><p>1767</p></td><td><p>4741</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P13 2025 (Mar 26)</p></td><td><p>7824</p></td><td><p>1665</p></td><td><p>5091</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P1 2026 (Apr 26)</p></td><td><p>8056</p></td><td><p>1744</p></td><td><p>4533</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2:</p><p>Absences by days lost, presented by calendar month</p><p>(Southeastern)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>SOUTHEASTERN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-24</p></td><td><p>5692</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-24</p></td><td><p>5369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-24</p></td><td><p>5205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-24</p></td><td><p>5330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-24</p></td><td><p>4700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-24</p></td><td><p>5783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-24</p></td><td><p>5418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-24</p></td><td><p>5482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-24</p></td><td><p>6279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-24</p></td><td><p>5510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-24</p></td><td><p>6302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-25</p></td><td><p>6678</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-25</p></td><td><p>5594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-25</p></td><td><p>5309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-25</p></td><td><p>5368</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-25</p></td><td><p>5144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-25</p></td><td><p>5064</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-25</p></td><td><p>5714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-25</p></td><td><p>5029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-25</p></td><td><p>5717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-25</p></td><td><p>5903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-25</p></td><td><p>5341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-25</p></td><td><p>6531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-26</p></td><td><p>5879</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-26</p></td><td><p>4756</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-26</p></td><td><p>5533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-26</p></td><td><p>5374</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Table 3:</p><p>Absences by percentage, presented by Rail Period</p><p>(LNER, c2c, Greater Anglia, West Midlands Trains)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>LNER</p></td><td><p>c2c</p></td><td><p>GA</p></td><td><p>WMT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P11 2023 (broadly Jan 24)</p></td><td><p>6.46%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P12 2023 (Feb 24)</p></td><td><p>5.91%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P13 2023 (Mar 24)</p></td><td><p>5.25%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P1 2024 (Apr 24)</p></td><td><p>5.35%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P2 2024 (Apr / May 24)</p></td><td><p>5.56%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P3 2024 (May / Jun 24)</p></td><td><p>5.34%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P4 2024 (Jun / Jul 24)</p></td><td><p>5.25%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P5 2024 (Jul / Aug 24)</p></td><td><p>6.06%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P6 2024 (Aug / Sep 24)</p></td><td><p>5.96%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P7 2024 (Sep / Oct 24)</p></td><td><p>5.66%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P8 2024 (Oct / Nov 24)</p></td><td><p>6.33%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P9 2024 (Nov / Dec 24)</p></td><td><p>6.48%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P10 2024 (Dec 24 / Jan 25)</p></td><td><p>7.34%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P11 2024 (Jan 25)</p></td><td><p>7.05%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P12 2024 (Feb 25)</p></td><td><p>5.86%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P13 2024 (Mar 25)</p></td><td><p>5.43%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P1 2025 (Apr 25)</p></td><td><p>5.15%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P2 2025 (Apr / May 25)</p></td><td><p>5.15%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P3 2025 (May / Jun 25)</p></td><td><p>5.08%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P4 2025 (Jun / Jul 25)</p></td><td><p>5.31%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P5 2025 (Jul / Aug 25)</p></td><td><p>5.75%</p></td><td><p>5.49%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P6 2025 (Aug / Sep 25)</p></td><td><p>5.84%</p></td><td><p>6.45%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P7 2025 (Sep / Oct 25)</p></td><td><p>5.97%</p></td><td><p>5.56%</p></td><td><p>4.68%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P8 2025 (Oct / Nov 25)</p></td><td><p>5.88%</p></td><td><p>4.74%</p></td><td><p>4.39%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P9 2025 (Nov 25 / Dec 25)</p></td><td><p>6.24%</p></td><td><p>3.73%</p></td><td><p>5.06%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P10 2025 (Dec 25 / Jan 26)</p></td><td><p>7.08%</p></td><td><p>4.34%</p></td><td><p>5.09%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P11 2025 (Jan 26)</p></td><td><p>7.36%</p></td><td><p>3.93%</p></td><td><p>5.04%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P12 2025 (Feb 26)</p></td><td><p>7.36%</p></td><td><p>3.18%</p></td><td><p>4.71%</p></td><td><p>6.72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P13 2025 (Mar 26)</p></td><td><p>6.94%</p></td><td><p>3.24%</p></td><td><p>4.82%</p></td><td><p>7.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P1 2026 (Apr 26)</p></td><td><p>6.35%</p></td><td><p>4.68%</p></td><td><p>4.78%</p></td><td><p>5.09%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> 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