Rail Performance Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Rail Performance

Lord Watts Excerpts
Wednesday 13th November 2024

(1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords, I congratulate the Minister. After 13 or 14 years of a Government who seemed committed to keeping a dispute with the rail unions going for as long as they could and doing nothing to solve the problems of the railway, today we are hearing of all the problems that still exist, but they are historic. I am very pleased that the Minister is doing a root-and-branch attack on all the issues that need to be addressed if we are to have a modern railway system. Does he agree that we need to move as quickly as we can?