PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Avanti West Coast: Atalian Servest (29 November 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) rate of pay and (b) employment conditions of cleaners employed by Atalian Servest on Avanti West Coast rail services.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

Neither the Department nor Avanti West Coast has a direct contractual relationship with Atalian Servest for cleaning services, therefore, there has been no assessment of the rate of pay or employment conditions. However, Avanti West Coast is accredited to the Living Wage Foundation and, as such, it is looking at plans for adopting the Real Living Wage across its whole supply chain (including subcontractors).

Answered by:
Huw Merriman (Conservative)
2 December 2022