Railway Stations: Ticket Office Closures

Debate between Baroness Whitaker and Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Wednesday 20th September 2023 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Whitaker (Lab)]

My Lords, the ticket office in my local station does not do advance tickets. How can a would-be passenger who wants to book ahead, and thus save quite a lot of money, get an advance ticket with no ticket office?

[Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)]

I cannot comment on the noble Baroness’s ticket office specifically, but 99% of transactions at ticket offices last year could have been made either through a ticket vending machine or online.

Humanist Marriage Ceremonies

Debate between Baroness Whitaker and Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Thursday 22nd November 2018 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Whitaker (Lab)]

My Lords, the Government have spent a very long time considering this mild, progressive and very popular proposal. Where does the opposition come from?

[Baroness Vere of Norbiton]

My Lords, it is not a question of opposition; it is a question of making the law right and fair for everybody. It is not right to prioritise one sort of organisation over another sort of organisation. We need to make sure that all marriage ceremonies are fair for everybody.