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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 October 2024

Debate

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Contribution

Later, in group 8, the Liberal Democrats have an amendment that talks about devolution. I will briefly refer to that here, simply because it is another area of confused logic by the Government. The Government appear to think that it is alright if it has already been devolved, but there will be no more devolution. I think the Government will rue their approach to nationalisation because, in the public mind, nationalisation will mean standardisation. By definition, train passengers get around a bit. They travel the country and are able to compare experiences. They will therefore ask, “Why are we getting a better service here than in my part of the country?”

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