Member

It has already been noted that, without the subsequent legislation, this is all piecemeal—yet, to be blunt, for the purposes of the Bill, are we not replacing one faceless entity in a crowded field with another? That is what I am driving at in this amendment. What is the purpose of going down the path of partial reform unless there is evidence to show that there will be an improvement to the services from a passenger point of view? The inclusion of my amendment would mean that, upon the passing of the Bill, the Secretary of State should produce a report effectively setting out the pros and cons of what would be the current franchising system versus the potential public-sector-only option proposed in the Bill.