Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 15 May 2003 to Question 113237 on rail strikes, whether (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have had discussions with South Western railway in the last twelve months on reimbursing that company for revenue lost as a result of official industrial action.
Any such discussions would be a commercial matter between South Western Railway and the Secretary of State and his Officials.