Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (HL10676), how and why they reached the conclusion that the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 was "unworkable for public transport when it was passed".

Minimum Service Levels (MSLs) legislation was brought in under the last Government. While many public transport employers had the opportunity to use MSLs, none chose to as they deemed it either unworkable or unnecessary. This legislation does not support a positive and productive relationship between employers, employees, and their trade unions. The legislation would have also been unable to deal with the need for individual or small numbers of staff at critical operational locations. For these reasons, this Government is repealing the legislation.