Great Western Railway: Infrastructure Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Great Western Railway: Infrastructure

Lord Kennedy of Southwark Excerpts
Wednesday 21st January 2026

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Lords Chamber
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark Portrait Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)
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My Lords, it is the turn of the Labour Benches, and then we will come to the Conservative Benches.

Lord Anderson of Swansea Portrait Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab)
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My Lords, I am confident that the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, will join with me in praising the care of the GWR staff. Nevertheless, both he and I suffer on our journeys, often together, from Swansea, because of the delays. Can my noble friend the Minister say where the GWR stands in the comparative performance rates of all the railways in this matter?