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Schools: Persistent Absenteeism
Wednesday 24th January 2024

(10 months, 4 weeks ago)

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Lord Davies of Gower Portrait Lord Davies of Gower (Con)
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My noble friend is right; we did spend many hours debating this. We now have the minimum services levels Act and, frankly, the department expects train operators to make use of the legislation wherever appropriate.

Lord Watts Portrait Lord Watts (Lab)
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My Lords, is the decision by the Government to award Avanti another contract not rewarding failure? Do we not need a regulator that will put passengers first and the companies second?

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