Debates between David Mundell and Angus Brendan MacNeil during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Wed 15th Jun 2022

Rail Strikes

Debate between David Mundell and Angus Brendan MacNeil
Wednesday 15th June 2022

(2 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Mundell Portrait David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) (Con)
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I want to bring the debate back to passengers and rail users, because my constituents do not just face the strikes next week; they have faced months of industrial action by the RMT affecting the TransPennine network.

We have seen weekend services completely and utterly disrupted. We have seen regular cancellations of weekday services because of the issues around rest day working and working to rule on that issue. We have the conductor dispute, which means that there is essentially no reliable Sunday service. As someone who has worked for 20 years to improve services at Lockerbie station and to encourage people to get on the railways, I can say that these issues undermine confidence in the railways. Lockerbie station is the hub for the rural south of Scotland. There are, particularly for journeys to Edinburgh—

Angus Brendan MacNeil Portrait Angus Brendan MacNeil
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Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?