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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 10 Sep 2026 Railways Bill
"My Lords, in moving Amendment 38 I will speak briefly to my Amendments 39, 41, 42 and 44 in this group. This group concerns Schedule 1, on the granting of the licence to Great British Railways, and the possible granting of licences to persons other than Great British Railways, to …..." Lord Evans of Guisborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate, which have been very helpful and largely supportive across parties. I am grateful to the Minister for his response. He has dealt with questions from some of my noble friends to their satisfaction. I am not sure he …..." Lord Evans of Guisborough - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in the debate. I express my gratitude to my noble friend Lady Evans for presenting the case against the Government so eloquently at the start of the debate. It has been very interesting to follow a number of distinguished speakers. It …..." Lord Evans of Guisborough - View Speech
We often hear in such debates—we have not heard it too much today—about how much better the rail services are in other countries. I just want to let the House know that that is not just a debate or an opinion which …..." Lord Evans of Guisborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I must confess I had mixed feelings when I saw that I had been drawn 30th out of 31 contributors to the debate this afternoon, but, in fact, it has been a huge pleasure. It has been an excellent and very well-informed debate, and it is a privilege …..." Lord Evans of Guisborough - View Speech
“the days of Whitehall fighting devolution of power … are over for good”.
Those are not my words; they were the words of the right honourable Member for Makerfield in his speech yesterday morning. I understand that he may soon hold a position of power within the Government, …..." Lord Evans of Guisborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 117D, which I have tabled. This is the first time that I have tabled an amendment in Committee, so it is a momentous occasion, for me at least.
"My Lords, I express my gratitude to the noble Lord, Lord Forbes, for bringing this subject before us today. I was shocked to hear many of the incidents that he relayed to us. For the first time in many years, I began to think that perhaps my decision to give …..." Lord Evans of Guisborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I should preface my remarks by declaring an interest in that I am a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme. I am, of course, much too young to be drawing any benefits from that scheme as yet.