I would like to raise another point about Avanti. As I understand the law, the Secretary of State has a clear right to withdraw contracts on the basis of passenger service performance. Is it the case that the present Secretary of State cannot make her own judgment of that and is bound by whatever was decided before the last election? Would a court really not accept that the present Secretary of State has the right to make that judgment and act on it?
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Liddle
(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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