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Written Statements
Draft Rail Reform Bill - Tue 20 Feb 2024
Department for Transport

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

Lords Chamber
Transport System: Failings - Thu 25 Apr 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con - Life peer) Key large-scale infrastructure projects are generally, if not universally, to be encouraged. - 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 Whitty (Lab - Life peer) ; obviously it needs to be broader than infrastructure, but infrastructure is where it starts.We need - Speech Link
5: Baroness Randerson (LD - Life peer) Wherever we look, our transport infrastructure is failing. - Speech Link

Deposited Papers
Department for Transport

Mar. 08 2024

Source Page: I. Rail Reform Bill: delegated powers memorandum. 26p. II. Rail Reform Bill: explanatory notes. Incl. annex. 27p. III. Plan for Rail. Impact Assessment supporting the draft Rail Reform Bill. Incl. annexes. 123p. IV. Letter dated 26/02/2024 from Huw Merriman MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding 3 documents for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.
Document: Explanatory.docx (webpage)

Found: (Scotland) and the ownership of devolved infrastructure (Wales).

Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Department for Transport

Feb. 20 2024

Source Page: Draft Rail Reform Bill
Document: Draft Rail Reform Bill: explanatory notes (PDF)

Found: (Scotland) and the ownership of devolved infrastructure (Wales).

Westminster Hall
Great Western Main Line - Tue 09 Jan 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Richard Graham (Con - Gloucester) That ruins many weekends for families.The third problem is the business of Network Rail’s infrastructure - Speech Link
2: Theresa May (Con - Maidenhead) We want to get people out of their cars and on to the railways. - 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: Stephen Morgan (Lab - Portsmouth South) by replacing the current Victorian-era infrastructure, and building connectivity and capacity to improve - Speech Link
5: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) Friend’s positive work campaigning to improve transport infrastructure for his constituents in Gloucester - Speech Link

Deposited Papers
Department for Transport

Mar. 07 2024

Source Page: I. The Plan for Rail. A consultation on legislation to implement rail transformation: Government response. 106p. II. Draft Rail Reform Bill. 32p.
Document: E02943394.pdf (PDF)

Found: and set out Great British Railways' functions including that of infrastructure manager.

Select Committee
The Scottish Government
 RRB0074 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill

Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024

Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)

Found: regarding rail, notably as franchising authority for Scottish rail passenger franchises since the Railways

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Transport

Feb. 20 2024

Source Page: Government response to the consultation on rail reform legislation and draft Rail Reform Bill
Document: Government response to the consultation on rail reform legislation and draft Rail Reform Bill (webpage)

Found: The railways are a vital part of the transport system of Great Britain.

Select Committee
Laura Wright Strategy
 RRB0009 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill

Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024

Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)

Found: aspects of rail reform and my evidence is presented in a personal capacity. 1.3 I have worked with railways

Select Committee
Department for Transport
 RRB0014 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill

Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024

Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)

Found: The essential functions of infrastructure management and franchising continue to derive primarily