Railways: London Midland Rail Franchise Debate
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Lord Hamilton of Epsom
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Railways: London Midland Rail Franchise
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Earl Attlee
My Lords, I assure the House that my department does not have enough staff to micromanage the franchise. We have no intention of doing that. We receive reports on the cancellations but we do not need to micromanage.
Lord Hamilton of Epsom
Is my noble friend not concerned that the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, may be suffering from a failing memory if he thinks that the days of nationalised British Rail were better than what we have today?
Earl Attlee
My noble friend is quite right. As all noble Lords know, since the railways were privatised, we have seen a huge increase in passenger use and freight use.