Mentions:
1: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) return to the railways. - Speech Link
2: Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) If my noble friend the Minister is genuinely looking at improving customer experience on the railways - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) Train operators are incentivised to deliver for passengers by earning a fee based on their performance - Speech Link
4: Lord Goddard of Stockport (LD - Life peer) We are talking about contracts and railways, and, out of the hat, two days ago, Avanti has now decided - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Mark Harper (Con - Forest of Dean) I have deposited copies of both of these documents in the Libraries of both Houses.The railways are a - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Berkeley (Lab - Life peer) launched a draft rail reform Bill, which they claimed would put one organisation in charge of all the railways - Speech Link
2: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) We are committed to reforming the railways, and we are getting on with delivering improvements for passengers - Speech Link
3: Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab - Life peer) Why do His Majesty’s Government not initiate legislation, already in draft, to create Great British Railways - Speech Link
4: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) We will continue to hold it to account to deliver further improvements for passengers. - Speech Link
5: Lord Woodley (Lab - Life peer) This move shows scant regard for those older and poorer passengers who use only cash. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Snape (Lab - Life peer) That truncated high-speed route will not just directly impact passengers. - Speech Link
2: Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Lab - Life peer) , published last year:“The railways’ capabilities are manifest when the management of the railways is - Speech Link
3: Lord Berkeley (Lab - Life peer) On the railways, it is interesting. - Speech Link
4: Lord Moylan (Con - Life peer) Public transport works best where you have a concentration of passengers. - Speech Link
5: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) Reform is essential to deliver a better railway for passengers. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Theresa May (Con - Maidenhead) We want to get people out of their cars and on to the railways. - Speech Link
2: Cherilyn Mackrory (Con - Truro and Falmouth) We have seen an exponential rise in passengers since covid. - Speech Link
3: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) The Government said that Great British Railways would produce a 30-year plan to electrify the railways - Speech Link
4: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) Too often, passengers are unable to complete their journey as planned. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Watts (Lab - Life peer) Do we not need a regulator that will put passengers first and the companies second? - Speech Link
2: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) I take the noble Lord’s point, but the Government do put passengers first. - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) The Government have put an awful lot of money into the railways. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Mountain, Edward (Con - Highlands and Islands) Our next agenda item is an evidence session on Scotland’s railways. - Speech Link
2: None In some aspects, that is future proofing the railways. - Speech Link
3: None The ORR regulates the railways in the whole of Britain, so we can compare with how regions in England - Speech Link
4: None I have worked in railways for more than 25 years. - Speech Link
5: Lumsden, Douglas (Con - North East Scotland) What more are your organisations doing to combat antisocial behaviour on our railways? - Speech Link
Feb. 20 2024
Source Page: Ministers set out blueprint for future of the railways through draft Rail Reform BillFound: Ministers set out blueprint for future of the railways through draft Rail Reform Bill
Mentions:
1: Baroness Randerson (LD - Life peer) are their plans to simplify rail fares; and what steps they are taking to increase confidence among passengers - Speech Link
2: Baroness Randerson (LD - Life peer) Great British Railways has, it seems, been kicked into the long grass but one aspect, ticketing reforms - Speech Link
3: Lord Liddle (Lab - Life peer) Given the urgency of getting more passengers back on the railway, given the rise in public subsidy to - Speech Link
4: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) My Lords, we are focusing on delivering for passengers and customers by integrating new opportunities - Speech Link
Correspondence Mar. 08 2024
Committee: Net Zero, Energy and Transport CommitteeFound: Scotland’s railways since public ownership Submission from the Office of Rail and Road, 8 March 2024