Lord Grayling (Con)

I have a simple question: can the Minister explain to the Committee why, prior to privatisation, the number of passengers was falling steadily, while post privatisation the number of passengers starte

My Lords, I support my noble friend in his remarks about his own amendment, to which I added my name, and will speak to the two further amendments that I have tabled in this group. I will not go throu

My Lords, I support what both my noble friends have said and, indeed, what my noble friend Lord Moylan said at the start. This matters because up to now we have seen no evidence that this Government a

I hear and understand what the Minister says, but the bit that is missing is that he already controls in his department most of the passenger rail network. He also controls in his department Network R

I have three amendments in this group, one of which, Amendment 106A, follows on from what my noble friend Lord Lansley said. Before I start, I should declare my interests as an advisor to Hutchison Po

My Lords, I refer Members to my entry in the register. This attack is simply part of a mounting threat to the Red Sea, which is far more than an energy route: it is one of the world’s most important t