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Baroness Pidgeon (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 8 September 2026

Debate

Railways Bill

Contribution

My Lords, my Amendments 20 and 110 would require Great British Railways to increase passengers on the railways and to set a passenger target, rather like the freight target, which has just been referred to. One could easily argue that this is not necessary, as any Government will want the railway to grow and passengers and freight to increase. Yet that is not necessarily the case. The Bill currently does not create a clear statutory duty to grow passenger use or to set measurable targets. The reform of the railway should not simply be to stabilise the current system as it is; it should be to actively grow demand and ensure access to the network to support the shift to sustainable modes of transport.

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