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Bus Services Bill [HL]

Proceeding contribution from Lord Snape (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 23 November 2016. It occurred during Debate on bills on Bus Services Bill [HL].

Could the noble Lord assist me? He was forthright in his condemnation of the CMA, although he appears to believe that it has a part to play in rail franchising. I do not want to take noble Lords down that road because I would be out of order in doing so. However, it is a slight contradiction in terms, though no more so than in my own party, which is in favour of franchising for buses but against it for trains. I think that is the right way around, but I am not quite sure; perhaps my noble friends could advise me on that.

To stick strictly to the CMA and the Bill, the CMA made nine eminently sensible recommendations, including the one that, somewhat belatedly, the Minister has now decided to accept. Given the noble Lord’s condemnation of the CMA, which of those recommendations does he feel are unnecessary with regard to the Bill?

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Reference

776 c1970 

Session

2016-17

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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