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Lord Berkeley (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 September 2026

Debate

Railways Bill

Contribution

In response to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, about the subsidy, the consequence of what he is suggesting could happen is that GBR could subsidise a passenger service that was on the same route as, and in competition with, a private sector operator. To me, that would be quite difficult.

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