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	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which organisations and companies the Minister of State for Transport (1) has met, and (2) is scheduled to meet in connection with his responsibility for rail industrial relations this year; when he saw any organisations and companies in that capacity; and when he is due to see any organisations and companies in that capacity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	uin	HL10010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Further to the Written Answer to HL9184, specific ministerial responsibilities are not broken down in this manner. In addition, day to day responsibility for industrial relations and disputes in the rail sector lie with the individual employers, such as transport operators and trades unions. The Minister of State for Transport has no formal role in this relationship.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, the Minister often meets with officials to discuss policy areas relating to rail industrial relations and receives regular weekly updates on industrial relations disputes. Also, when the Minister meets the industry’s employers, part of that engagement may include an update on their plans for improving industrial relations. In addition, where there are industry-wide questions that could benefit from engagement with trade unions then, where appropriate, the Minister may seek discussion with them. For example, invitations to meet with the Minister have been extended to ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and Unite to discuss the development of an approach for the rail industry to move towards adopting CPI as the inflation measure for industry costs and fare rises. As at 6 September, the Department for Transport has not received any positive responses to these invitations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL10011 HL10012 question first answered 18/09/2018 11:35:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

967525

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the Minister of State for Transport’s time so far this year has been spent in connection with his responsibility for rail industrial relations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	uin	HL10011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Further to the Written Answer to HL9184, specific ministerial responsibilities are not broken down in this manner. In addition, day to day responsibility for industrial relations and disputes in the rail sector lie with the individual employers, such as transport operators and trades unions. The Minister of State for Transport has no formal role in this relationship.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, the Minister often meets with officials to discuss policy areas relating to rail industrial relations and receives regular weekly updates on industrial relations disputes. Also, when the Minister meets the industry’s employers, part of that engagement may include an update on their plans for improving industrial relations. In addition, where there are industry-wide questions that could benefit from engagement with trade unions then, where appropriate, the Minister may seek discussion with them. For example, invitations to meet with the Minister have been extended to ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and Unite to discuss the development of an approach for the rail industry to move towards adopting CPI as the inflation measure for industry costs and fare rises. As at 6 September, the Department for Transport has not received any positive responses to these invitations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL10010 HL10012 question first answered 18/09/2018 11:35:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

967526

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 12 July (HL9184) refers only to disputes between a transport operator and a union; and what the responsibilities of the Minister of State for Transport in connection with rail industrial relations comprise other than involvement in disputes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	uin	HL10012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Further to the Written Answer to HL9184, specific ministerial responsibilities are not broken down in this manner. In addition, day to day responsibility for industrial relations and disputes in the rail sector lie with the individual employers, such as transport operators and trades unions. The Minister of State for Transport has no formal role in this relationship.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, the Minister often meets with officials to discuss policy areas relating to rail industrial relations and receives regular weekly updates on industrial relations disputes. Also, when the Minister meets the industry’s employers, part of that engagement may include an update on their plans for improving industrial relations. In addition, where there are industry-wide questions that could benefit from engagement with trade unions then, where appropriate, the Minister may seek discussion with them. For example, invitations to meet with the Minister have been extended to ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and Unite to discuss the development of an approach for the rail industry to move towards adopting CPI as the inflation measure for industry costs and fare rises. As at 6 September, the Department for Transport has not received any positive responses to these invitations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL10010 HL10011 question first answered 18/09/2018 11:35:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

934503

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the list of ministerial responsibilities published on 28 June, what are the specific responsibilities under the heading of Rail Industrial Relations that come under the Minister of State for Transport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	uin	HL9184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>Specific responsibilities are not broken down in this manner. Any dispute between a transport operator and a union is first and foremost a matter for both parties to resolve.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/07/2018 10:59:34 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser