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HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 45, in clause 33, page 18, line 9, leave out subsections (1) and (2). This amendment removes the Secretary of State’s ability to give directions and set…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)The clause sets out that the Secretary of State or Scottish Ministers’ power to give directions to GBR under clauses 7 or 8 may be exercised to give a direction relating to fares.…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)I think we have to decide what GBR is going to be. Is it going to be a stand-alone organisation that is trying to run itself efficiently, providing value for money for the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)I am wholly unpersuaded. The Minister did his best, but he cannot hide from the huge disparity between setting up a stand-alone arm’s length business, which is meant to run itself…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 2026 Bills sponsored (2)