Railways: Industrial Disputes
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 77637 on Rail Strikes, whether she made an assessment of the potential merits of using powers under the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 in the context of industrial action on the transport network since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Keir Mather
Minimum Service Levels (MSLs) legislation was brought in under the Conservative Government and the Labour Government is repealing it. MSLs do not support a positive and productive relationship between employers, employees, and their trade unions. The implementation of MSLs legislation only exacerbated the national rail disputes, which led to two years of widespread strikes under the last Government. There has been no such industrial action since the General Election.
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