Huw Merriman MP raised the findings of a report conducted by the safety regulator for rail covering the Southern Rail dispute. You can view this here: https://goo.gl/mmrqhZ and read the exchange below: 

Huw Merriman 

The Minister has rightly referred to a letter that I received from the director of rail safety, specifying that this form of technology is not only safe but being properly tested by Southern as safe. Given that the unions continue to use safety as the cloak for this dispute, will the Minister consider using legislation stopping unions striking on grounds of safety when the industry regulator has deemed the relevant issue to be safe?

Paul Maynard (Rail Minister)

My hon. Friend has done the country a great service during his time on the Transport Committee in trying to nail the myth that DTO is in some way an ​unsafe means of driving trains. The language from the director of rail safety at the Office of Rail and Road was abundantly clear and it was examined closely at the most recent Transport Committee meeting. He could not have been clearer. It is now for ASLEF and the RMT to pay heed to his words and call off their unreasonable and disproportionate strikes.