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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 8 September 2026

Debate

Railways Bill

Contribution

Secondly, there is a debate to be had about who subsidises retailing. What is the way in which we will establish the issue or otherwise of subsidy? Will it be via the subsidy Act? There is concern that we have now in GBR a very different body from that which has existed for the last 30 years. It is a single vertically integrated entity and so, understandably, there is a desire for the appropriate safeguards to ensure that GBR’s own online retailing will not have more advantageous terms than other retailers.

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