Confidence in the Secretary of State for Transport

Oliver Heald Excerpts

Tuesday 19th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[Chris Grayling]

I give way to my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Sir Oliver Heald).

[Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (Con)]

My right hon. Friend will know of the misery—because I have told him—on my line, with five stations where people’s lives have been blighted over recent weeks, but does he agree that privatisation does have one merit, which is that we can get rid of the operator if there is a huge crisis, and if this is not sorted out very soon, will he take the necessary steps to attack the franchise?