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HANSARDRailways Bill (Twelfth sitting)I wish to speak in support of amendment 146 tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage. Clause 71 gives the Secretary of State the power to make regulations…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 256, in clause 72, page 41, line 38, at end insert— “(3A) The regulations must not make provision for the Secretary of State to direct operational matters…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Twelfth sitting)I speak in support of amendment 256, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage. Clause 72 allows regulations that could give the Secretary of State powers over…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Twelfth sitting)I have nothing further to add, but we would like to press amendment 256 to a Division. Question put, That the amendment be made.05 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonIn evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee after Mandelson had been withdrawn from Washington, the Cabinet Secretary said that a summary of the developed vetting and conflict of…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Postal Services: Rural AreasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for South Shropshire (Stuart Anderson) on securing this important debate. As every…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationLike the hon. Lady, I have a litany of complaints from constituents about the service they have received, and she is doing a brilliant job of highlighting the real-world impact of…04 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. As the shadow Minister outlined, amendment 148 tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage is not overly…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 138, in clause 43, page 23, line 21, leave out “may prepare a report of its findings” and insert “must publish and lay before Parliament a report of its…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)I know it has probably been overused already in the Committee, but I keep returning to the NHS England example. The Government set up arm’s length bodies and Ministers are then…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)I wonder whether the shadow Minister’s line of argument actually supports the Liberal Democrat amendment. The vast majority of those claims could be resolved by GBR via a…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)I have been on that.03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 36 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 37 Keeping matters under review and collecting…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)I want to speak in support of new clause 13, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage. The new clause is our proposal for a rail miles scheme, as he eloquently…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend, who is departing the Committee, and I are tag teaming, Mrs Hobhouse. Clause 43 sets out the powers of the passengers’ council when it investigates problems…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)I absolutely take the hon. Gentleman’s point that we are snowed under with paperwork in this place at the best of times. I think there is a difference between providing a report…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)We do. Question put , That the amendment be made.03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)I will speak in support of amendments 208 and 209, tabled in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage. Amendment 208 would guarantee representation for rail…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 208, in clause 36, page 20, line 2, at end insert— “(2) The Passengers’ Council must make arrangements for rail passenger groups to be members of a board,…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)I will speak briefly to new clauses 16, 17 and 18, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage, and new clause 53, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and…03 Feb 2026