Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Jim Cunningham Excerpts
Thursday 10th December 2015

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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One wonders whether there is any limit to the talents of the Minister.

Jim Cunningham Portrait Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
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What is the Minister doing to encourage negotiations between the DVSA and staff in relation to their dispute? There was a high turnout in the vote for industrial action. Will the Minister either refer the matter to ACAS or push the powers that be into negotiations?

Andrew Jones Portrait Andrew Jones
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I am acutely aware of the limits of my talents, Mr Speaker.

In answer to the hon. Gentleman, the Government are keen to see a settlement to that dispute, and I know that my colleague in the other House, Lord Ahmad, is currently working on that.