Speeches

Lord Bassam of Brighton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 2016-07-07.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will take to prevent further deterioration of Southern Rail services.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

Prior to the start of the industrial action by the RMT on Southern, the performance on this route was improving; we urge the union in the strongest terms to get round the table and end this unjustified action which is harming passengers.