Rail: Great Western Passenger Franchise Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Rail: Great Western Passenger Franchise

Lord Walpole Excerpts
Tuesday 31st January 2012

(12 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Walpole Portrait Lord Walpole
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My Lords—

Baroness O'Cathain Portrait Baroness O'Cathain
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My Lords, in view of the disconnect that seems to exist between the passenger experience and the views of the Department for Transport, would it not be a good idea if the 50 most senior members of the Department for Transport had it within their remit that they have to travel on the “Late Western” line at least once a month?