Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of rail workers who are self-isolating due to covid-19.
As of 5 January 2021, 4% of operators’ staff and 1.9% of NR staff were absent as a result of Covid-19. This figure includes those who have been diagnosed with the virus, those who have been told to self-isolate by the NHS Track and Trace system or the app, and those who are considered Clinically Extremely Vulnerable.
The Department is working closely with train operators to monitor staff absence levels including the proportion of rail workers who are self-isolating due to COVID-19.