Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 117728

Network Rail: Trade Unions

Tabled: 4 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Andy McDonald

Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Network Rail on the recognition of trade unions at its subsidiary Platform 4.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Trade Union (TU) recognition is a matter for the employer to discuss with the TU. Platform 4 is now the employer following a TUPE process. While TU recognition agreements were not transferred from Network Rail to Platform 4 under TUPE, Platform 4 has held...

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