Member

I want to be sure that Great British Railways will not go back to that sort of mentality from the past. An obligation to procure as much as possible from the private sector would be exactly the right focus for a lean, efficient railway that is focused on the provision of services, timetabling and the strategic management of the railway. That is where its focus should be, and it should be strongly discouraged by legislation from getting into the procurement of supplies from its own sources. It should be pushed to secure them from the private sector.