Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Industrial Action

Part of Transport – in the House of Commons at on 24 October 2019.

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Photo of George Freeman George Freeman Minister of State (Department for Transport)

For the benefit of the House, I should say we are talking about the modernised employment contract for DVSA staff. This is a matter between the DVSA and staff. The impact will be two hours extra a week for training, which increases the working hours from 35 to 37. Lunch breaks are being protected. We very much hope that the union returns to the negotiations with the DVSA. I might perhaps gently ask the Labour party, which is reliant on the unions, to exercise their good influence on behalf of the travelling public.