Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

My Lords, one of the clear attractions of the new system should be increased transparency. There ...

First, I briefly note my intention to write to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, on his points about...

I want just to make the point that, as the Minister well knows, the fare system is so complicated...

I thank the noble Baroness for her intervention. Of course, she is absolutely right. The fare sys...

My Lords, I may have expressed myself very poorly when I presented these amendments, but I think ...

Moved by

Lord Moylan

24: Clause 2, page 2, line 23, at end insert—

“30ZA Impact...

My Lords, earlier in Committee we had a debate on the value of open access and I am not proposing...

My Lords, there are of course some excellent examples of open access operators and some very succ...

The Bill before the House is specifically about the ownership of services currently operated unde...

My Lords, once again I am being deflected more than answered. I did not suggest that existing ope...

Moved by

Lord Young of Cookham

42: Clause 2, page 3, line 32, at end insert—

“3...

My Lords, this is not a great time to address the rather arcane subject of what is and what is no...

My Lords, Amendment 44 requires the Secretary of State, within 12 months of enacting the Bill, to...

My Lords, I offer my support to Amendment 44 and, beyond that, want to support and reiterate what...

My Lords, I rise briefly to support my noble friends Lord Young of Cookham and Lord Moylan on the...

My Lords, the amendment and the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Young, indicate the obvious advant...

My Lords, at this hour I would like to expand considerably on my noble friend Lord Young of Cookh...

My Lords, I do not want to reply to the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, because I would be here all nigh...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who contributed to this discussion. First, I should sa...

I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. The noble Lord, Lord Sikka, said...

Tabled by

Lord Sikka

44: Clause 2, page 3, line 32, at end insert—

“30D Review ...

I am very grateful to the Minister and all the other noble Lords who have participated in tonight...

It is now 10.18 pm. I am unable to get agreement from the usual channels to finish the last amend...

My Lords, I understand that there has been agreement with the usual channels. I do not think that...

In this situation, the House will resume. It is very disappointing. Never in my time as Oppositio...