Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will conduct an independent public inquiry into the management and performance of Govia Thameslink Rail/Southern Rail services and the social, economic and environmental effect of that performance on London and the South East.
Answered by Paul Maynard
The Department constantly monitors the performance of the GTR contract and holds the operator to account. Since last April industrial action has impacted passengers daily lives and had wider economic effects across the South East. As recently as last week RMT were taking industrial action and, I urge union leaders to negotiate constructively with the operator, without resorting to inflammatory rhetoric and put the interests of long suffering passengers first.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many citizens of other EU countries work in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which his Department is responsible.
Answered by John Hayes
The Department does not hold information on the citizenship status of all its staff. Staff are invited to self-declare their nationality on the staff system.