Railways: East of England

(asked on 15th June 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rail strikes on the Greater Anglia line.


Answered by
Wendy Morton Portrait
Wendy Morton
This question was answered on 21st June 2022

We deeply regret the decision of the rail unions to hold three days of strikes. They will adversely affect students taking examinations and have negative impacts on working people and the wider economy.

We committed £16 billion to support the railways through the pandemic - taxpayers’ money - equivalent of £600 for every household in this country or £160,000 per rail worker in this country.

Department officials are working with the industry, including Greater Anglia and Network Rail, to provide some services on key routes, including on the Greater Anglia network but these services will be very limited.

Reticulating Splines