Kelvin Hopkins – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kelvin Hopkins on 2014-06-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with train operating companies on changes in staffing for revenue protection functions.

Stephen Hammond

Staffing levels and the roles to which staff are allocated are matters for the train operator, as long as they continue to deliver the services that meet the requirements of the Franchise Agreement.

Train operating companies do sometimes inform us of staff restructuring; for example as was explained in the answer to the hon. member for Coventry South on 17 June 2014 [Official Report, column 530W].