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HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for explaining their amendments in this group, which consider some of the practical aspects of the Government’s plans to transfer services to public…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillWell, the noble Lord should not be, because it is quite clear to me that the Government intend to take a large amount of activity out of the Department for Transport and put it in…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI should respond to the noble Lord on three or four points. First, whatever the Williams report said—and it was adequate in what it said at the time—I took the trouble, only a few…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillFirst, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Gascoigne, for his welcome; it is nice to see him again in different and more august circumstances—different, at least, from those that applied…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI will respond to my noble friend by either talking to him outside or writing to him.21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI will first say that I am delighted to see the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, in her place. I hope that her questions will be easier than the ones she has asked me for the last 16…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI thank my noble friend Lord Berkeley for his Amendment 11, regarding rest-day working. Rest-day working provides resilience in response to spikes in leave, sickness and training,…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI thank the noble Lord for his intervention. I did not say that he had made the assertion; I was disputing the proposition that a move in that way would produce a decrease in…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for his Amendment 8, which would require public sector operators to publish plans for investment and innovation. I would dispute the…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillIn response to the noble Lord, I do not see those circumstances arising. However, I will take the point away and consider it during the progress of the Bill.21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for his amendments. Amendment 7 considers the capability of public sector companies to take over services and operate them to an…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillA coherent guiding mind is far more likely to produce a long-term business plan for the railway that justifies future investment than the previous fragmented system. Very few of…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for her intervention. In fact, I did not say that there was no need to sort out the terms and conditions now; I said there was no need…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillThe next time I see our mutual friend Keith Williams I shall tell him that the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, said he was ghostly. I thank noble Lords for explaining their amendments in…21 Oct 2024HANSARDBus FranchisingI thank the right reverend Prelate for his comments. I particularly note his support for the effects of the initial tranches of franchising in Manchester, which have indeed…12 Sept 2024HANSARDBus FranchisingI thank my noble friend for his contribution. I should have said in my previous remarks that this is all preliminary to a buses Bill, which will be introduced to the House in due…12 Sept 2024HANSARDBus FranchisingI thank the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, and the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for their comments on this subject. Despite the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, having just congratulated me…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPedal CyclesMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions and thank particularly the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, for the opportunity to debate these important issues—indeed, it…12 Sept 2024HANSARDBus FranchisingOne of the benefits of London’s large system of bus franchising is the work that Transport for London has done on the design and safety of bus travel. The noble Lord has to…12 Sept 2024HANSARDBus FranchisingI thank my noble friend for his contributions. What would happen if local authorities did not want to pursue this course? The existing and partnership arrangements for bus…12 Sept 2024