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Lord Young of Cookham (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 6 November 2024

Debate

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Contribution

Before the Minister sits down, can he just clarify something that he said? Is it the case that under new Section 30A inserted by Clause 2(3) he has the flexibility already to renew two of the franchises mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Snape, by using that particular paragraph in the Bill—namely, that he “is satisfied that it will not be reasonably practicable to provide” the services in any other way?

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