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RMT PG Report-Mar06 RMT PARLIAMENTARY GROUP Parliamentary Convenor: John McDonnell MP RMT Parliamentary Group Report January 2005 – March 2006 1 RMT PARLIAMENTARY GROUP Parliamentary Convenor: John McDonnell MP Contents Parliamentary Group 3 - 4 Rail 5 - 12 · Northern Rail · Virgin Cross Country · Greater Western · Rail Workers’ Pensions · Indemnification of TOCs · Crossrail · Environmental case for Rail · Delivering Safer Rail Stations London Underground 12 - 15 · PPP · Fire Safety Regulations · London Underground cleaners · London Terrorist Attacks Maritime 16 Irish Ferries dispute Tonnage Tax Thames Boatmasters’ Licence ROAD TRANSPORT WORKERS 17 TRADE UNION FREEDOM BILL 17 JOINT PUBLIC SERVICES CAMPAIGN 17 Annex 1 – EDMs 18 Annex 2 – Letters 32 Annex 3 – Hansard 36 2 RMT PARLIAMENTARY GROUP Parliamentary Convenor: John McDonnell MP Parliamentary Group The previous Group report, which covered the period from July to December 2005, was presented by John McDonnell MP (Group Chair) to the RMT Executive at their meeting on Thursday 12th January 2006. Group Meeting – 17th January 2006 Apologies: Michael Clapham, Jeremy Corbyn, Jim Cousins, Andrew Dismore, David Drew Group Meeting Tuesday 17th January 2006 4:30pm Room P, Portcullis House Agenda 1. Apologies 2. Railways · Railway Pension Scheme · Railway Industrial Relations · Environmental Case for Rail · South Eastern Trains & Re-franchising 3. London Underground · Dispute update · Sub Surface Fire Regulations · Crossrail 4. Maritime · Tonnage Tax · Section 9 Race of Race Relations Act · Minimum Wage 5. Trade Union Freedom Bill 6. Other Political and Industrial issues 7. Diary Dates 8. Any other Business Due to the parliamentary timetabling of the second reading of the Education and Inspections Bill, it was necessary to reschedule the Group meeting that had been arranged for Wednesday 15th March. The next meeting of the Group will now take place on Wednesday 22nd March 2006 (TBC). The Group will also shortly meet with Transport Minister (maritime) Dr Stephen Ladyman MP to discuss the review of the Tonnage Tax. 3 RMT PARLIAMENTARY GROUP Parliamentary Convenor: John McDonnell MP Briefings circulated Since December 2005, briefings have been circulated on the following issues: Rail · Crossrail · Delivering Safer Rail Stations · Indemnification of Train Operating Companies · London Underground disputes · Northern Rail services · Rail workers’ Pensions · Virgin Cross Country dispute Maritime: · Tonnage Tax and seafarers’ employment · Irish Ferries dispute 4 RMT PARLIAMENTARY GROUP Parliamentary Convenor: John McDonnell MP RAIL The Group has tabled a large number of questions to ascertain the cost of the re-franchising of the railways industry to TOCs. John McDonnell asked the question below: John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what total costs have been incurred by (a) the Government and Government agencies and (b) the Strategic Rail Authority in the franchising and tendering of passenger rail services since 1997. Derek Twigg: The letting of franchises since 1997 has been undertaken by a number of successive agencies, namely the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising, the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority, the Strategic Rail Authority and since July 2005, the Department for Transport. Franchise tendering costs were part of the general business costs of such agencies and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Information is more readily available from April 2004 and costs incurred are £16.9 million. This represents 0.06 per cent. of the value of the five franchises let. Northern Rail Since the refranchising process began for Northern Rail, members of the Group have raised a number of questions about the costs of refranchising, the bidding companies, the subsequent franchise review initiated by the SRA, and now the delays in that process. Northern Rail Meeting with Derek Twigg – Tuesday 27th February Apologies: Michael Clapham MP, Ann Cryer MP, Bill Etherington MP, Graham Stringer MP, Jon Trickett MP Jim Cousins MP met with RMT members at a regional lobby, and as a result tabled a written question to secure a meeting. Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will meet hon. Members from the north east to discuss (a) the Northern Rail franchise and (b) the north east England rail regional planning assessment. Derek Twigg: I should be happy to arrange a meeting. Jim opened the meeting and stated that the Government had received considerable negative press over a number of rail issues in the North East, including the Tyne Valley Line, the cutting of the Newcastle-Sunderland shuttle service, and the leaks over the Northern Rail review. Derek Twigg outlined some of the various reviews and strategies that impact upon transport in the North East: · He said that the Review was complete and was with Ministers, and there would be an announcement in the “very near future – weeks not months”. John asked whether the original review by the consultants SDG would be published, to which the Minister replied that the review would be published by the DfT. 5 RMT PARLIAMENTARY GROUP Parliamentary Convenor: John McDonnell MP · He said the Regional Planning Assessment (RPA) would look at changes in population, housing need and business development; as well as current footfall, and possible future infrastructure projects. He said the Rail Utilisation Strategy (RUS) had been produced for the Great Western and West Midlands areas. The RUS will look at capacity opportunities on the current railway (not new infrastructure projects), under Network Rail. · The DfT has taken over the Review of Northern Rail from the SRA, with a different specification from the original SRA document. The RPA will also feed into the Regional Economic Strategy and the Regional Spatial Strategy. Additionally there is also the High Level Output Strategy for the next control period from 2009. In relation to Jim’s point about concessionary fares, the Minister said that as there was only one Passenger Transport Authority (PTA) in the North East, there were problems with funding. He said Nexus has thrown in £2m of their reserves – so “they are not in a position to develop new opportunities”. However, regional funding has increased. The Minister said he worked closely with the PTAs in the Northern Rail area and their proposals are considered in the RPA. Jim was concerned about the overall strategic control, and asked for example who the partner body would be for the electrification of Tyne-Tees rail links. The Minister replied that it would be Network Rail, the PTA and the local councils, adding that “we talk to Nexus on a regular basis”. The Minister said the RPA would look at “what the issues are, what the strengths and weaknesses are, what the demand is and what we can and can’t do about it”. He added that the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) will make the decision on access for GCR. Jim said that it was incredibly important that we create extra capacity and modal shift, as the NE needed some “good news”. The Minister replied that the Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) would look at extra capacity, and whether this required trains or buses, and how to integrate. Jim asked who the planning agent would be for inter-modal shift, and the Minister replied that Network Rail would lead on the basis of a firm business case, and the Government and the RPA would look at long-term planning. The rolling stock on the Northern Rail franchise was also raised by Jim, who raised his concerns about the pacer trains, and that Northern Rail has said that the leasing term does not match the end of franchise date, but they have been granted “extra flexibility for a surcharge”. The Minister replied that the franchise and rolling stock lease were co-terminus, and that the surcharge for terminating the lease was “not a large premium”. He said he had recently spoken to Northern Rail on these issues and would meet again soon – adding that it is the youngest rolling stock for some years. John McDonnell asked when the review and the RPA would be published. The Minister said it would “be weeks rather than months”. John asked if the Minister would be willing to hold a seminar with the RMT Parliamentary Group and Northern MPs following the publication of both reports, and asked if it would be possible to see the consultant’s report and the technical papers. The Minister said he would do a “presentation on the general structure”. 6 RMT PARLIAMENTARY GROUP Parliamentary Convenor: John McDonnell MP Virgin Cross Country franchise RMT members have been engaged in a long-running dispute with Virgin Cross Country over pay. In light of reports that Virgin may be compromising the safety of passengers by the use of untrained and medically restricted personnel on strike days, Jeremy Corbyn MP tabled EDM 1574 on the Virgin Cross Country dispute, urging the franchise to return to the negotiating table. This EDM has been signed by 25 MPs, and can be viewed in Annex 1. Group MPs have also tabled some written questions on the dispute: Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with Virgin Cross Country regarding the use of untrained staff on strike days in the current dispute with the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union. Derek Twigg: Pay and conditions are matters for negotiation between staff and employers. Her Majesty's Rail Inspectorate have been consulted on the arrangements of trained staff to provide cover as guards/train managers on strike days. The company are satisfied that their safety case has not been compromised. John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has received from train operating companies on industrial disputes. Derek Twigg: Although train operating companies (TOCs) have not made representations to the Secretary of State, the nature of the franchise agreement means that TOCs do talk to the franchise managers about potential industrial disputes.
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