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Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 28 April 2026

Debate

Rail Safety Recommendations: Backlog

Contribution

My Lords, does the Minister accept that the key people in the creation of safety in the railways must be the operators? The operators must own safety on their railways, which has been very difficult under the privatised structure that we, fortunately, are bringing to an end. It is crucial that Great British Railways has safety at the top of it and that we do not simply look at all these recommendations and implement them. They can become infinitely expensive. The key objective for the operator must be to reduce risk to as low as reasonably practicable.

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