"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough (Andy McDonald) on a wonderful speech. My hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Hugh Bayley) is getting to the crux of the matter. I travel on the east coast line—400 miles, for four hours 20 minutes—about twice a week. Does …..." Ian Murray - View Speech
"Does the Minister agree that any operator, whether private or public, that returns £640 million to the taxpayers of any country is a good operation to have?..." Ian Murray - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is making an exceptional case. The Minister talked about competition on the railways. Does my hon. Friend surmise that if a private operator returned £640 million to the Exchequer, the Minister would come to the Dispatch Box to say that it was an exemplary operator that should …..." Ian Murray - View Speech