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Govia Thameslink Newsletter - Period 9

Please find attached the latest copy of In-touch – GTR's stakeholder newsletter and the most recent joint performance improvement plan update.

Civil Partnerships Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill

The debate over the Same Sex Marriage Act has passed. The Act has become law. Over 15,000 couples have taken advantage of the new opportunity and whatever people on the opposite side of the argument then or now think the world has not fallen in.

BBC South East - Southern Rail legal action

Responding to Southern's decision to take further legal action to stop the RMT and ASLEF's unnecessary strike action, I said that GTR had an obligation to their customers to ensure the service is operating and so it is entirely appropriate for GTR to take any action, including legal action, to bring

BBC Southern Rail Debate

I was in the audience for the BBC's Southern Rail debate, which aired yesterday evening. It was a lively debate, as you can imagine, with a lot of very angry commuters.

RMT Briefing - Southern Rail dispute

Introduction 1. The Southern Rail/Govia Thameslink Railway Driver Only Operation (DOO) dispute from day one has been about the guarantee of the second safety critical person on the train for safety, security and accessibility reasons. It is not just about closing or opening doors. 2.

Letter from Chris Grayling and Greg Clark to CBI: Southern Rail strikes

Dear Carolyn, We are writing to you ahead of further disruption due to industrial action by the ASLEF and RMT unions, which will severely affect Southern services next week (10,11 and 13 January). We want to explain to you what the government is doing to try to bring to an end the planned strikes.

Herald Column – January 5th 2017

A happy New Year to all my constituents and may 2017 prove to be a rather quieter and more predictable one than 2016, in so many respects.