National Citizen Service Bill [Lords] Debate

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National Citizen Service Bill [Lords]

David Nuttall Excerpts
3rd reading: House of Commons & Report stage: House of Commons
Wednesday 15th March 2017

(7 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The question is that the amendment be made—[Interruption.] I do not know whether the flickering lights are an effect of the right hon. Lady’s oration—it would be uncharitable of me to think so—or of my standing up. Who knows?

David Nuttall Portrait Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con)
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I rise briefly to support the amendment tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Loughborough (Nicky Morgan), and I thank her very much for the work she does for the all-party parliamentary group on heritage rail.

Bury is home to the East Lancashire railway. We are not connected to the railway in any other way, but we do have what I think is the best heritage railway in the country—[Interruption.] I may have started a separate debate on that. Suffice it to say that the railway is an enormous attraction to the town. People come from all over to take part in the special activities that are run, particularly at weekends. The railway is well known in the town as a magnet for tourists and rail enthusiasts.