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Railways: Labour Turnover

Asked by Manuela PerteghellaLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6898

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to increase staff retainment in rail services.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

We are working with operators to support recruitment and retention and ensure they have the staff they need to robustly deliver their timetables. We will deliver the biggest overhaul of our railways in a generation.

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