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HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)I agree. Question put and agreed to. Clause 35 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 36 General duties of the Council03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 67, in clause 42, page 23, line 7, leave out subsection (2).03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)It is much easier when I start with the amendment, because then I know where I am. This clause is about the power to obtain information. I will leave it to the Minister to give a…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 226, in clause 25, page 14, line 9, at end insert— “(1A) When designating railway passenger services, the Secretary of State must— (a) take account of— (i)…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister says that he wishes to have flexibility. The whole point is that we are trying to remove flexibility, so that GBR cannot take away discounts for 26 to 30-year-olds in…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 61, in clause 34, page 18, line 25, leave out subsection (3). This amendment would remove GBR’s ability to set unrestricted conditions about discounted…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 34, page 18, line 20, after “are” insert “aged 26-30,”. This amendment, along with Amendments 57 to 60, would require GBR to continue to…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 46, in clause 34, page 18, line 20, after “are” insert “UK veterans,”. This amendment, alongside Amendments 47 to 50 would require GBR to continue to offer…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)It is extraordinary that the Government say, on the one hand, that age and disability need to be included in primary legislation, but on the other hand that it is totally…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister says that he wants GBR to remain agile, but does he foresee a situation in which it is agile by removing the veterans railcard? If he says no, as I suspect he will,…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 66, in clause 40, page 22, line 11, leave out subsections (5)(a) and (5)(b) and insert “the Passengers’ Council may take such action (if any) as it thinks…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)No wonder I agree with it so strongly. I put “LD” by it, but that is being unduly generous to the Liberal Democrats. It is an excellent amendment. As I was concluding, it would…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)We are at the final furlong—for today at least. I will keep the pace up for the last straight. I am not going to make any comments on clause 53, the general duties of the LTUC,…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)Under clause 43, the passengers’ council can prepare, send and publish a report of its findings in an investigation, but it must obtain the Secretary of State’s consent before…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)I am unpersuaded. As I previously indicated, I will press amendment 74 to a vote. Question put, That the amendment be made.03 Feb 2026HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI echo the Secretary of State’s thanks for what must have seemed a very thankless task in the Select Committee. This is a slightly odd legislative vehicle, but the motion is a…02 Feb 2026HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI am the first to accept that there are serious lessons to be learned from the delivery of HS2. However, the Secretary of State has so far failed to mention how she proposes to…02 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 262, in clause 17, page 9, line 24, at end insert— “(1A) Any proposals by the Secretary of State and Great British Rail about how they intend to meet the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Eighth sitting)I am interested to hear the Minister’s strong hints that the memorandum of understanding may be much more advanced than we had previously been led to believe. The intention of…29 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Eighth sitting)Will the Minister clarify his argument? I ask because a business plan by its nature looks forward, whereas a report looks backward and marks homework. How can the business plan…29 Jan 2026