Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings his Department has had with representatives of the RMT and TSSA on strike action on Virgin Trains West Coast services scheduled for December 2017 and January 2018.

The Department for Transport has not met with trade union officials to discuss strike action on Virgin Trains West Coast services in respect of services in December 2017 and January 2018. This dispute is between the unions and the train operator, however the Government has been doing all it can to ensure passenger disruption is minimised.