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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-12-19more like thismore than 2019-12-19
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 remove filter
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading South Western Railway: Strikes more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) social, and (2) economic, effects of the South Western Railways strikes which began on 2 December. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Patten more like this
uin HL62 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-07more like thismore than 2020-01-07
answer text <p>The RMT’s decision to take industrial action is completely disproportionate. Every single train which did not run as a result of these totally unnecessary strikes affected thousands of passengers during an incredibly busy period for the railway. The impact is on not only commuters, but also on a whole range of people who rely on the railway – children travelling to school, outpatients travelling to hospital appointments and small businesses that count on the railway bringing in customers and suppliers.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-07T12:42:12.027Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-07T12:42:12.027Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
tabling member
1137
label Biography information for Lord Patten more like this