The answer is that it is the Government’s policy to take train operations into public ownership. The words the noble Lord mentions in Clause 2 just emphasise that intention.
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 21 October 2024.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill.
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