Information since 4 Aug 2024, 11:56 a.m.
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Football Governance Bill [HL]
128 speeches (27,770 words) Committee stage: Part 1 Wednesday 4th December 2024 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Mann (Lab - Life peer) numbers of Bills that could in theory be called hybrid Bills but are not, such as the Great British Railways Bill - Link to Speech |
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Great British Energy Bill
80 speeches (26,234 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 3rd December 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Mentions: 1: None My noble friend Lord Gascoigne noted in speaking on the railways Bill last month that the purpose clause - Link to Speech |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
28 speeches (5,007 words) Consideration of Commons amendments Wednesday 20th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) In that respect, the wider railways Bill is a different matter. - Link to Speech |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
36 speeches (5,962 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Tuesday 19th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Louise Haigh (Lab - Sheffield Heeley) will put passengers first, and I look forward to debating with all Members of this House as the railways Bill - Link to Speech |
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Rail Performance
23 speeches (4,421 words) Wednesday 13th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: None That will lay the groundwork for the introduction of the railways Bill, later this Session, which will - Link to Speech |
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Rail Performance
76 speeches (7,992 words) Monday 11th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Louise Haigh (Lab - Sheffield Heeley) That will lay the groundwork for the introduction of the railways Bill, later this Session, which will - Link to Speech |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
92 speeches (24,572 words) Report stage Wednesday 6th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) Looking ahead to the wider railways Bill, we see a continuing role for open-access services where they - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) Our plans for reform in the substantive railways Bill will provide that stronger local voice. - Link to Speech |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
33 speeches (9,517 words) Committee stage part two Wednesday 23rd October 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) I emphasise that as part of the wider railways Bill, any proposed changes to access arrangements and - Link to Speech |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
54 speeches (19,095 words) Committee stage part one Wednesday 23rd October 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) We have already made it clear that our railways Bill will include a statutory role for the devolved Governments - Link to Speech 2: None That will, of course, be an important issue when we come to debate the substantive wider railways Bill - Link to Speech 3: None We will set out more details in the forthcoming railways Bill but, given that we support the intention - Link to Speech 4: None That is why we are bringing forward a wider railways Bill which will set up the authority. - Link to Speech |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
31 speeches (7,981 words) Committee stage: Part 2 Monday 21st October 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Moylan (Con - Life peer) about this, of course, we wait to see, that that is going to change as part of the Great British Railways Bill - Link to Speech |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
85 speeches (24,530 words) Committee stage: Part 1 Monday 21st October 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) course we will set out our plans for holding it to account as part of our plans for the wider railways Bill - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) The policies that this Bill and the railways Bill will seek to enact are the policies that the Government - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Randerson (LD - Life peer) I thank him for his letter, but I point out that it says that next year’s railways Bill will “enable” - Link to Speech 4: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) We have made it clear that the forthcoming railways Bill will require Great British Railways to enable - Link to Speech |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
59 speeches (36,907 words) 2nd reading Monday 7th October 2024 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab - Life peer) why we have brought in this public ownership Bill as an urgent priority, and we will introduce a railways Bill - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab - Life peer) However, there is a crucial future role for freight businesses, so the railways Bill will require Great - Link to Speech |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
98 speeches (33,389 words) Committee of the whole House Tuesday 3rd September 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Wendy Morton (Con - Aldridge-Brownhills) I am also disappointed because I think the Bill should be considered alongside the railways Bill, which - Link to Speech 2: Paul Waugh (LAB - Rochdale) What could be more commonsensical than this railways Bill, giving the public control over the services - Link to Speech 3: Simon Lightwood (LAB - Wakefield and Rothwell) This will form part of the broader package of reform that we will set out in the forthcoming railways Bill - Link to Speech 4: Simon Lightwood (LAB - Wakefield and Rothwell) them doing that now, though we have no plans to extend the scope of that.Looking ahead to the railways Bill - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 13th November 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Transport, Department for Transport, and Department for Transport Transport Committee Found: Louise Haigh: We will be going out to consultation very shortly on the railways Bill that we hope to |
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Wednesday 16th October 2024
Scrutiny evidence - Promoter's Note on locus standi/right to be heard challenges with appendices Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (Lords) Found: The petitioner was not given a right to be heard. 1.7 Kings Cross Railways Bill – Petitions of Patrick |
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Wednesday 16th October 2024
Scrutiny evidence - Promoter's Bundle of Authorities related to locus standi/right to be heard challenges Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (Lords) Found: Bill, Minutes of Evidence 21 and 22 February 1995 32–37 Petitioner: GUNN 5 [HC] Kings Cross Railways Bill |
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Great British Railways
Asked by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset) Tuesday 17th December 2024 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her timeline is for the establishment of Great British Railways; and what key milestones she expects to reach in the next 12 months. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The King’s Speech confirmed legislation – the Railways Bill – will be introduced to create Great British Railways in the first Parliamentary session. The consultation on this legislation will be published around the turn of the year. We anticipate GBR to be set up over the following 12 months after the legislation receives Royal Assent. |
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Railways
Asked by: Kieran Mullan (Conservative - Bexhill and Battle) Monday 9th September 2024 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to support open access operators. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) We are committed to delivering benefits for both passengers and taxpayers, and there will remain a role for open access services where they provide improved connectivity and choice. We will also continue to work to protect access to the network for all operators as we take forward the Railways Bill. |
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East Coast Main Line Timetable Changes - CBP-10073
Oct. 11 2024 Found: 60 Following the General Election, the Labour government included a commitment to introduce a Railways Bill |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: HL Bill 21 of 2024–25 - LLN-2024-0054
Sep. 27 2024 Found: The government has said it intends to introduce a railways bill, which would include significant system |
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Sep. 27 2024
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: HL Bill 21 Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 Briefing papers Found: The government has said it intends to introduce a railways bill, which would include significant system |
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Sep. 26 2024
Final Stage Impact Assessment from the Department of Transport Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 Impact Assessments Found: GBR – not preferred): as mentioned above, the King’s Speech set out plans for a comprehensive Railways Bill |
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Monday 11th November 2024
Department for Transport Source Page: Our progress in overhauling the railways Document: Our progress in overhauling the railways (webpage) Found: This will lay the groundwork for the introduction of the Railways Bill later this session, which will |
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Thursday 17th October 2024
Department for Transport Source Page: Future of Great British Railways Document: Future of Great British Railways (webpage) Found: The Railways Bill, which we will introduce later this parliamentary session, will get the industry back |
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Tuesday 22nd October 2024
Department for Transport Source Page: Letter dated 18/10/2024 from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Peers regarding issues raised in the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill second reading debate: investment and rolling stock, devolution, Passenger Standards Authority, accessibility, freight and open access, and order of transfers to public ownership. 5p. Document: Passenger_Railway_Services_Public_Ownership_Bill_Second_Reading_2.docx (webpage) Found: The Railways Bill will therefore include a statutory role for devolved leaders in devolved governments |
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Wednesday 9th October 2024
Report - A report by the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation). Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Found: Scotland" The 2024 King’ s Speech included a commitment from the new Government to introduce a Railways Bill |
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Monday 21st October 2024
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate Source Page: Services supporting men who are victims of rape and domestic abuse: FOI release Document: FOI 202400431287 - Information Released - Annex (PDF) Found: [Redacted] Railways Bill (Rail Reform) You may want to note that the Scottish Government looks forward |
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Thursday 17th October 2024
External Affairs Directorate Source Page: Documentation regarding multiple First Minister meetings and appearances: FOI release Document: FOI 202400431387 - Information Released - Annex (PDF) Found: [Redacted] Railways Bill (Rail Reform) You may want to note that the Scottish Government looks forward |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
10 speeches (6,466 words) Thursday 31st October 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) reason why all members should support that position in consideration of the future UK Great British railways bill - Link to Speech |
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Minister for Parliamentary Business
60 speeches (34,729 words) Tuesday 1st October 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: Hepburn, Jamie (SNP - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) Vapes Bill, the digital information and smart data bill, the planning and infrastructure Bill, the railways bill - Link to Speech |