Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 16 Sep 2026 Railways Bill
"My Lords, I will speak briefly, first to Amendment 101A in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson. She is absolutely right about quite a long list of things that need doing. The timescale she sets out in the amendment is probably quite challenging, because trains probably last for …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"My Lords, before my noble friend responds, I would just like to make two points. First, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, on steel products—the noble Lord, Lord Harper, also mentioned that. After some of the derailments in the last few months, there …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate, and I congratulate the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones and Lady Willis of Summertown, on making strong points about the need for environmentally friendly policies to justify the ongoing construction and development of railways. As the noble Lord, Lord Harper, and my …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"Has my noble friend seen an increase in the use of disused buildings for snail farms? People who run snail farms can claim agricultural relief from some rates. Is he aware of this and, if not, can he look into it?..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Boateng for that introduction. I declare an interest in that, apart from having been involved years ago in the Channel Tunnel and Ashford station—getting that built in the right place was not very easy —I am now involved in one …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"My Lords, before the noble Lord sits down, referring to the discussion we have had on KPIs, it occurs to me that there needs to be some differentiation between the list—whether it is the list produced by the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, the list in the Bill or another one—of …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech