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Lord McLoughlin (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 November 2024

Debate

Shadow Great British Railways: Chair Appointment

Contribution

But, my Lords, does the Minister accept that, on some occasions, it is necessary for the Government to appoint people without a competitive process—as I did in the Minister’s case when I appointed him as the chairman of Network Rail? I expected him to be solely the success that he was and to bring a political neutrality, which we see today and which he carries well in his present role.

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