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Member

Speaking in the House of Commons on 10 June 2026

Debate

Railways Bill

Contribution

When it comes to outsourcing, people might remember that we brought maintenance work back into Network Rail to reintegrate it because there was a lack of skills, the undermining of safety and blood on the tracks. I attended the funeral of a driver in the Southall crash; that tragedy was a direct reflection of the breaking down of individual contracts that were outsourced and the loss of skills that resulted.

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