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Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 28 April 2026

Debate

Rail Safety Recommendations: Backlog

Contribution

As I have clearly explained—I assume by his question that the noble Lord believes that we should describe it as a “backlog”—the complexity of these accidents and incidents undoubtedly means that they need to go through the process. The process was set up because previous accidents were not dealt with effectively, and we had more and more of them. It would be wrong to interrupt that process, as we are seeing good results because of it. We need to make sure that everything is done appropriately and that we reach conclusions as soon as practically possible.

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