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Lord Moylan (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 September 2026

Debate

Railways Bill

Contribution

I am sorry to press the noble Lord. I agree that if the ONS is independent he cannot say what its decision will be, but he could secure that decision before the passage of the legislation. That cannot be too difficult. Given the consequence, it must be possible to secure the decision first. Nobody, I think, is suggesting that you would try to manipulate the decision; that is not my objective. Could the Government not take that approach? These are very significant sums, and to hold one’s nose and just jump into the dark seems reckless.

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