Member

I do not need to remind the Minister—because he had executive responsibility for it at the time—how much has been achieved by that devolution in London, and how much the lines that were largely abandoned, if not by the railways then certainly by passengers, have been brought back into busy and active service. They have been branded under the London Overground logo, and even modest interventions—painting the stations, lighting them properly and making them feel safe—have encouraged passengers to use them, especially women who previously would never have dared go into the station. The passenger numbers have flourished and burgeoned as a result.