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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 28 January 2025
Debate
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Contribution
The noble Lord, Lord Grayling, asked what the safeguards are. The elected nature of local authorities is one such safeguard, because they are elected by local communities. The other way round—the counterfactual —is that local communities currently have no protection against the pre-emptory withdrawal of commercial bus services by a commercial operator. That has happened in several cases—in fact, including in the noble Lord’s own area.
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