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1037956

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings he has had with train operating companies and Network Rail to discuss the transfer of the link between rail pay settlements from the retail prices index to the consumer prices index; and if he will publish the minutes and agreed outcomes of those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	206376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has regular meetings with the rail industry where a wide range of issues, including workforce questions, are discussed. Minutes of Ministerial meetings are not routinely published in order to ensure participants can exchange views in confidence and with trust, as well as to protect commercially sensitive information. There are no plans to publish the minutes of these meetings.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/01/2019 11:37:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1255569

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the rates of pay for rail workers.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
	uin	121040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>We took immediate action at the outbreak of the pandemic to support the rail industry, investing billions in an emergency support package to keep services running for passengers and key workers. The pandemic has had a significant impact upon the rail sector, and we will be engaging with industry and stakeholders as we consider the long-term impact. In terms of pay, according to Office for National Statistics data, rail workers earnings have on the whole since 2011 increased above inflation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/12/2020 13:41:17 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1329437

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the policy paper entitled Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail, published by his Department on 20 May 2021, proposes that the Office of Rail and Road will publish data on rail workers salaries.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	10584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>A modern and sustainable rail industry will benefit from increased transparency and the ability to compare its practices with similar sectors.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 10585 10586 question first answered 09/06/2021 13:11:46 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1329438

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the proposal that the Office of Rail and Road will publish data on rail workers salaries in the policy paper entitled Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail, published by his Department on 20 May 2021, whether that data will include salaries of (a) employees of Great British Railways, (b) employees of operators of Passenger Service Contracts, (c) subcontracted staff on passenger service contracts, (d) employees of railway infrastructure sub-contractors, (e) workers on zero hours contracts, (f) railway infrastructure workers who are classified as self-employed, (g) agency railway workers, (h) workers on zero hours contracts and (i) employees of open access operators.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	10585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>A modern and sustainable rail industry will benefit from increased transparency and the ability to compare its practices with similar sectors.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 10584 10586 question first answered 09/06/2021 13:11:46 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1329439

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail, published by his Department on 20 May 2021, whether trade unions have been consulted on the proposal for the Office of Rail and Road to publish data on rail workers salaries.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	10586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>A modern and sustainable rail industry will benefit from increased transparency and the ability to compare its practices with similar sectors.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 10584 10585 question first answered 09/06/2021 13:11:46 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1329442

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to policy paper entitled Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail, published by his Department on 20 May 2021, whether the proposal that the Office for Road and Rail will publish data on rail workers salaries will include the mandatory publication of (a) directors pay and (b) rail company profits.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	10589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>This information is already in the public domain due to Train Operating Companies' legal obligations as private limited companies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/06/2021 16:05:56 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1361238

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government’s decision to end SouthEastern Railway’s franchise, what steps his Department is taking to review the wider use of executive bonuses and company dividends in the rail sector.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	58966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department will consider any lessons regarding the use of executive bonuses and company dividends as part of its review into Southeastern. Any lessons learned will be used to inform future contracts both on Southeastern and other TOCs.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/10/2021 14:39:11 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1564855

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail sector employees are currently receiving salaries exceeding £40,000.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	118957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Network Rail publish a breakdown of staff salaries by bands which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Staff-salary-breakdown-in-20k-bands-2022.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Staff-salary-breakdown-in-20k-bands-2022.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>It shows that as of 8 February 2022 around 20,000 (47 per cent) of its staff were earning basic salaries of £40,000 or more. Information on train operating companies is not held centrally by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/01/2023 17:10:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1653346

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's negotiating priorities are during pay negotiations with train drivers' unions.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	194366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s priorities are to resolve the dispute and work with the industry to deliver crucial reform to our railways. The Government has no formal role in the negotiations but has facilitated meetings between Trade Unions and their employers in seeking to bring the disputes to an end. It has always been the role of employers to negotiate with unions, as the pay offers are put forward by the train operators.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 04/09/2023 12:29:41 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1658765

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is seeking to negotiate reforms to the rail network as part of its pay negotiations with train drivers' unions.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	198075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>As the Department is not the employer, negotiations are between the industry and the trade unions.</p><p> </p><p>The Rail Delivery Group, on behalf of the train operators, has presented a fair and reasonable offer to the rail trade unions including ASLEF, which included urgent reform to ensure our railways are financially and operationally sustainable for the benefit of passengers, rail workers and the taxpayer as well as delivering a pay rise.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/09/2023 13:56:38 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord