Ms Nusrat Ghani
MP for Sussex Weald · Conservative · United Kingdom
“Before we come to the urgent question, I must say how disappointing it is that the Government were not forthcoming with a proactive ministerial statement on this matter. The disruption to aviation and the impact on many constituents has been considerable.”
“The point of order and its content are not a matter for the Chair. I have not been notified of any Minister coming forward at this point, but I have only just come into the Chair. If the hon.”
“(3) Regulations under section 14Z45B must provide that, where an out-of-hospital service is to be provided to a patient, the integrated care board must— (a) offer the patient a choice of at least two providers capable of providing the service, which may include NHS bodies and independent sector providers approved to provide that service u…”
“(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the relevant requirements are— (a) that the special educational provision set out in section F of an EHC plan meets the needs identified by an EHC needs assessment; (b) that ICBs can be required to provide such special educational provision; (c) that ICBs must provide such special educational provis…”
“(3) The Charter must— (a) set out the fundamental principles and responsibilities for assessing whether a data sharing partnership is in the interest of the public and the NHS; (b) include the primary goal of protecting people’s privacy and their data from exploitation, while promoting trust in data systems and the handling of health data…”
“(2) Arrangements under subsection (1) must, so far as reasonably practicable, provide for— (a) general practitioners, dentists, pharmacists and other relevant primary care professionals to work together as part of integrated local primary care teams; (b) the sharing of relevant patient information between those professionals through secur…”
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“Amendment 88, page 16, line 32, at end insert— “(a) Great British Railways or a GBR Company may sub-contract a direct award under this section to a private train operating company.” Amendment 78, page 17, line 5, leave out from “companies” to end of line 6. This amendment is related to Amendment 77, but for services designated by Scottish Ministers. Amendment 79, page 17, line 11, leave out from “companies” to end of line 12. This amendment is related to Amendment 77, but for services designated by Welsh Ministers. Amendment 80, page 17, line 27, at end insert— “(7) In this section “direct award” means the award of a public service contract without any competitive tendering procedure.” Amendment 143, in clause 34, page 18, line 21, after “are” insert— “UK veterans, members of the UK armed forces and their families, aged 26-30,”.”
“Amendment 76, in clause 28, page 16, line 2, at end insert— “(4) Regulations under this section must not provide that railway passenger services are exempt from designation unless those services are to be provided by a public sector company.” This amendment would prevent the Secretary of State from exempting any passenger service from designation unless it is provided by the public sector. Amendment 77, in clause 31, page 16, line 31, leave out from “contract” to end of line 37 and insert “to— (a) Great British Railways, or (b) one or more GBR companies that are public sector companies.” This amendment would ensure that the Secretary of State’s duty to secure provision of passenger rail services is performed using public sector companies exclusively.”
“Amendment 91, in clause 25, page 14, line 13, at end insert— “(2A) The Secretary of State may not designate a service currently commissioned by— (a) a local government body as defined in Section 5, or (b) Transport for London without obtaining consent from the relevant body.” Amendment 75, page 14, line 19, at end insert— “(4A) The Secretary of State may not vary or revoke a designation so as to permit the operation of railway passenger services by any person other than a public sector company.” This amendment would prevent the Secretary of State from changing any designation of services in such a way that allows operation by a company other than a public sector company.”
“Amendment 31, page 11, line 28, at end insert— “(h) its functions as the enforcement body for rail passenger rights and obligations, consumer protection and accessibility, including passenger related licence conditions.” This amendment means that the ORR’s duty to promote competition does not apply when it conflicts with its passenger rights enforcement duties. Amendment 54, page 11, line 31, insert— “provided that such exercise does not adversely affect passenger rights, network integration or unreasonably increase the cost to public funds of providing railway services.” This amendment means that ORR must exercise its duty to promote competition in a way that does not adversely affect passenger rights, network integration, or unreasonably increase costs to public funds.”
“Amendment 57, in clause 19, page 11, line 17, at end insert— “(3) In meeting the duty under subsection (2), they must— (a) take all reasonable steps to prevent and reduce incidents of assault against persons working on the railways, and (b) ensure levels of staffing sufficient to meet the duty.” This amendment would ensure GBR will have a duty to reduce staff assaults and protect safe staffing levels. Amendment 159, in clause 20, page 11, line 25, leave out paragraph (d). This amendment requires the ORR to promote competition in its appeals role. Amendment 160, page 11, line 26, leave out paragraph (e). This amendment removes the exemption for ORR’s functions under section 55 to 58 of the Railways Act 1993 from its competition duty.”
“Amendment 167, page 10, line 41, at end insert— “‘rights’ of passengers and disabled passengers includes rights under the Equality Act 2010, data protection legislation (including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018), and consumer protection legislation (including the Consumer Rights Act 2015), and other legal rights to non-discrimination, accessibility, privacy, fair treatment, information and redress.” This amendment is consequential upon amendment 29.”
“Amendment 158, page 10, line 34, leave out sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert— “(a) reliability, including punctuality, cancellations, short-forming, delays and the reliability of key connections, (b) safety and security, including safety incidents, security incidents affecting passengers, staff presence, and the delivery of safety-critical maintenance, (c) passenger comfort and on-board experience, including cleanliness, the functioning of heating, air-conditioning and lighting, overcrowding, the availability and performance of any internet connection or power sockets, and toilet facilities, (d) affordability and value for money, including levels of fares, the availability of discounted or flexible fares, transparency of fare information, and passenger perception of value for money, (e) passenger growth and network expansion, including growth in passenger numbers, the number of communities served, service frequency, and the provision of new or restored services.” This amendment defines standards of railway performance for the purposes of Great British Railways functions.”
“Amendment 59, page 10, line 28, at end insert— “provided that they must not favour the conditions of paragraph (f) over the conditions of paragraph (a) to the extent that any station may not have step-free access as a result of balancing the requirements.” Amendment 36, page 10, line 32, at end insert— “‘non-GBR employees’ means— (a) employees of a company or body contracted to provide services to GBR to facilitate railway services, including cleaning; (b) employees of companies granted a licence to operate services on GBR infrastructure; (c) such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate following consultation with such trade unions as the Secretary of State may specify.” See explanatory statement for Amendment 35.”
“Amendment 49, page 10, line 26, at end insert— “(g) in the manner best calculated to increase the overall distance travelled by passengers— (i) by rail, (ii) by rail relative to private car use and domestic flights, and (iii) resulting from the integration of rail services with active travel, bus, tram, metro, coach, ferry and any other public transport services.” Amendment 157, page 10, line 26, at end insert— “(g) in the manner best calculated to increase the number travelling by railway, (h) in the manner best calculated to contribute to economic growth, (i) in the manner best calculated to increase private sector investment and involvement in the railways and railway services, (j) in the manner best calculated to remove or reduce the need for public subsidy of the railways, (k) in the manner best calculated to increase levels of passenger satisfaction as monitored by The Passengers’ Council, and (l) in the manner best calculated to improve efficiency and productivity in the delivery of railway services.” This amendment gives Great British Railways additional duties to promote passenger growth, economic growth, and increased private sector investment in the railways.”
“Amendment 35, page 10, line 26, at end insert— “(g) in the manner best calculated to promote the transfer into direct employment by GBR of non-GBR employees who facilitate railway services.” This amendment ensures that Great British Railways performs its duties in a way that ensures the maximum possible insourcing and integration of the rail workforce. Amendment 48, page 10, line 26, at end insert— “(g) acting in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner,”. This amendment would place a requirement on Ministers, Great British Railways and the ORR to exercise their functions in a fair and non-discriminatory manner.”
“Amendment 30, page 10, line 26, at end insert— “(g) so as to maximise, so far as practicable within the resources available, the social and economic benefits resulting from the operation of the railway network in Great Britain, (h) having regard to the effect the provision of railway services has on the environment, (i) so as to increase the use of railways relative to other modes of transport, (j) so as to achieve targets towards the full accessibility of the rail network, (k) so as to secure the affordability of fares, (l) so as to improve connectivity between rail and other forms of transport.” This amendment gives Great British Railways additional duties to maximise social and economic benefits, achieve targets for modal shift and accessibility, secure the affordability of fares and improve connectivity between rail and other forms of transport.”
“Amendment 70, page 10, line 17, after “particular,” insert “in the manner best calculated to make improvements for”. This amendment would require the duty-holders to exercise their functions in a way that improves accessibility of the rail network rather than only promoting the interests of disabled persons. Amendment 53, page 10, line 26, at end insert “including the value of public investments”. This amendment adds a requirement to consider the value of public investments as part of the general duty on cost-efficiency in relation to public funds.”
“Amendment 87, page 9, line 26, at end insert— “(4) Great British Railways must prepare an annual report to be laid before Parliament detailing its performance in meeting, and its forward plan to meet, its statutory duties.” Amendment 67, in clause 17, page 9, line 29, at end insert— “(1A) Any proposals by the Secretary of State and Great British Railways about how they intend to meet the target under this section must include an assessment of the impact of those proposals on level crossings.” Amendment 29, in clause 18, page 10, line 16, leave out subsection (a) and insert— “(a) so as to protect and promote the rights and interests of users and potential users of railway passenger services, including in particular the rights and interests of disabled persons.” This amendment replaces the requirement to consider the interests of users of the railway and needs of disabled users of the railway with a requirement to protect and promote the rights of those persons.”
“Amendment 171, in clause 16, page 9, line 21, at end insert— “(d) the ten-year strategy for UK infrastructure, CP 1344.” This amendment would require GBR and the ORR to have regard to the Government's ten-year infrastructure strategy, laid before Parliament in June 2025, CP 1344.”
“Amendment 86, page 8, line 34, leave out “the Secretary of State must publish the revised or replacement strategy” and insert “the revised or replacement strategy may not be brought into force unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.” Amendment 170, page 8, line 35, at end insert— “(5A) When preparing the rail strategy, the Secretary of State must ensure that it aligns with the ten-year strategy for UK Infrastructure, CP 1344.” This amendment would require the rail strategy to align with the Government's ten-year infrastructure strategy, laid before Parliament in June 2025, CP 1344. Amendment 90, page 9, line 2, after “Ministers” insert “, Scottish Ministers, the Mayor of London, Mayors of Mayoral Combined Authorities or Mayoral Combined County Authorities,”.”
“(2B) The rail strategy may not be brought into force unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.” Amendment 38, page 8, line 33, at end insert— “(4A) When the strategy is revised or replaced [in accordance with subsection (4)(b)], the Secretary must lay before Parliament the revised or replaced strategy, subject to subsection (4B). (4B) The duty under subsection (4A) does not apply where the Secretary of State considers that all revisions made to the strategy are non-substantive.” This amendment would require the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament any replacement, or substantively revised, rail strategy.”
“(2B) An assessment under subsection (2A) must consider how to reduce delays and disruption to end-to-end journeys involving a change between rail services, or between rail services and other modes of public transport.” Amendment 85, page 8, line 28, at end insert— “(2A) The rail strategy must include Key Performance Indicators for GBR, including— (a) for operating a safe railway, (b) for promoting the interests of users and potential users of railway passenger services including, in particular, the needs of disabled persons, (c) for promoting the use of the railway network in Great Britain for the carriage of goods, (d) for increasing the number of passenger journeys in absolute terms and as a percentage of passenger journeys by mode of transport, (e) for promoting high levels of passenger satisfaction as monitored by The Passengers Council, (f) for minimising the number of services delayed or cancelled, (g) for delivering value for money, taking into account the costs that will need to be met from public funds and the need to make efficient use of those funds, (h) for improving efficiency and productivity in the delivery of railway services.”
“(2B) The level crossing strategy must set out an assessment of the impact of level crossings on the economy and community of the area in which the level crossing is situated, for the purpose of reducing disruption caused by level crossings.” Amendment 66, page 8, line 28, at end insert— “(2A) The rail strategy must include an assessment the ability of passengers to change between— (a) main line rail services and branch line rail services, and (b) rail services and other modes of public transport.”
“It would require that the Rail Strategy includes consideration of key capacity constraints, and include Ely Junction as such a constraint. Amendment 72, page 8, line 26, at end insert— “(c) the provision of rail services to areas experiencing permanent or seasonal population change within the meaning of section (Population change: railway services).” Amendment 65, page 8, line 28, at end insert— “(2A) The rail strategy must include a strategy for level crossings (“the level crossings strategy”).”
“Amendment 55, page 8, line 26, at end insert— “(c) the expansion of the railway network to rural population settlements that are currently not served by the railway, and (d) co-operation between GBR and relevant local and regional transport authorities, for the purpose of integrating railways with bus services and active travel options including cycling routes and walking routes.” This amendment would require that the rail strategy to include measures to support rail travel in rural areas, and measures to better integrate rail travel with other travel options, including active travel. Amendment 68, page 8, line 26, at end insert— “(c) resolving key capacity constraints of national strategic importance, including Ely Junction.” This amendment is related to NC35.”
“Amendment 28, in clause 13, page 7, line 27, at end insert “, including the levying of charges on providers of railway rolling stock.” This amendment ensures that the charges GBR may impose include possible levies on rolling stock companies. Amendment 37, in clause 15, page 8, line 22, after “publish” insert “lay before Parliament”. This amendment would require the Secretary of State to lay the Rail Strategy before Parliament. Amendment 4, page 8, line 23, at end insert “for the next 30 years for”. This amendment would ensure that the rail strategy set out in Clause 15 must cover a 30-year period.”
“Amendment 152, in clause 10, page 7, line 8, at end insert— “(1A) The Scottish Ministers may only give guidance under this section if— (a) Scottish Ministers have drawn to Great British Railways’ attention that Great British Railways is not meeting a key performance indicator set out in section [Great British Railways: Key Performance Indicators], and (b) Great British Railways has not taken action to remedy this failing within the period of two months.” This amendment would restrict Scottish Ministers’ ability to issue guidance to Great British Railways to circumstances where Great British Railways was failing to meet a key performance indicator as specified in NC53.”
“Amendment 151, in clause 9, page 6, line 35, at end insert— “(1A) The Secretary of State may only give guidance under this section if— (a) the Secretary of State has drawn to Great British Railways’ attention that Great British Railways is not meeting a key performance indicator set out in section [Great British Railways: Key Performance Indicators], and (b) Great British Railways has not, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, taken action to remedy this failing within the period of two months.” This amendment would restrict the Secretary of State’s ability to issue guidance to GBR to circumstances where GBR was failing to meet a key performance indicator as specified in NC53.”
“(5B) References in this section to the Transport Committee of the House of Commons— (a) if the name of that Committee changes, are references to that Committee by its new name, and (b) if the functions of that Committee (or substantially corresponding functions) become functions of a different Committee of the House of Commons, are to be treated as references to the Committee by which the functions are exercisable.” This amendment would require that any published direction, or variation or revocation of a direction, issued to Great British Railways by the Secretary of State is provided to the Transport Committee of the House of Commons.”
“Amendment 150, in clause 7, page 5, line 4, at end insert— “(1A) A direction under this section may only be given as a last resort, and only if the executive head of Great British Railways has had to be removed because Great British Railways is failing to comply with its key performance indicators as set out in section [Great British Railways: Key Performance Indicators].” This amendment limits the Secretary of State’s power to give directions to Great British Railways to a last resort. Amendment 46, page 5, line 27, at end insert— “(5A) The Secretary of State must provide a copy of a direction, variation or revocation published in accordance with subsection (5) to the Transport Select Committee of the House of Commons.”
“(6) For the purposes of this section, a ‘regional railway undertaking’ means a company that is— (a) wholly owned by a relevant local government body, or (b) limited by guarantee.” This amendment would ensure that a devolution agreement could be reached with a devolved railway body whose geographic coverage may vary from current mayoral area boundaries. Government amendments 94 and 95.”
“Amendment 89, in clause 5, page 4, line 2, at end insert— “(a) Where no arrangement between Great British Railways and a relevant local authority exists, the relevant local authority may appeal under Section 67 a decision made by Great British Railways affecting passenger rail services within its boundary.” Amendment 166, page 4, line 15, at end insert— “(d) a regional railway undertaking that is nominated by any other body that is a relevant local government body for the purposes of this subsection.”
“Amendment 2, page 2, line 31, at end insert— “(2A) Great British Railways’ function under subsection (1)(d) must be exercised in accordance with the findings of the report published under section [Report on Great British Railways’ ticketing function].” This amendment is related to NC6 and requires that GBR exercises its ticketing function in accordance with the findings of the report detailed in that new clause. Amendment 5, page 3, line 4, at end insert— “(4A) Great British Railways must, when exercising its statutory functions, seek to increase passenger traffic on railways. (4B) Great British Railways must set and publish targets in relation to subsection (4A).” This amendment would require Great British Railways to exercise its statutory functions with a view to increasing passenger numbers.”
“Amendment 1, page 2, line 26, at end insert— “(h) complying with the provisions of the Passengers’ Charter laid under section [Passengers’ Charter]”. This amendment is consequential on NC1. Amendment 56, page 2, line 26, at end insert— “(h) ensuring the safety, including safety from assault, of all GBR and non-GBR employees that facilitate railway services, and (i) ensuring that there are safe staffing levels to facilitate railway services.” Amendment 64, page 2, line 26, at end insert— “(h) acting as the single employer of all persons currently employed by— (i) Network Rail, (ii) franchises operated by DfT Operator Limited, (iii) franchises operated by rail companies under contracts for passenger rail services between those companies and the Department for Transport, and (iv) such other companies operating or facilitating rail services as the Secretary of State may specify, provided that any such specification is made following consultation with and with the agreement of relevant trade unions.” This amendment would add to GBR’s statutory functions a duty to act as a single employer for all rail workers transferring into it from Network Rail and DfT franchises, and for persons employed by rail companies wholly owned by Scottish and Welsh Ministers to be transferred into GBR subject to the agreement of those ministers.”
“New clause 59 —GBR contribution to town growth— “Great British Railways may enter into a joint venture or partnership vehicle with a mayoral development corporation for the purpose of delivering rail infrastructure and services to town growth zones, station investment zones, or new green towns promoted by, or otherwise connected with, that mayoral development corporation.” This new clause would enable GBR to enter into agreements with mayoral development corporations to deliver rail to areas of new local growth. Government amendments 92 and 93. Amendment 50, in clause 3, page 2, line 19, at end insert “on an equal basis via any means of sale, including online and at station ticket offices,”. This amendment would give GBR a statutory function to ensure that passenger fares must be sold at ticket offices on the same basis as online.”
“(4) For the purpose of this section— ‘local metroisation area plan’ means a plan for the delivery of rail services and ancillary services to an area served by metropolitan rail provision, including— (a) the intended outcome of the provision of such services; (b) station access and interchange arrangements; (c) the funding model for those services; (d) a projection of CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre travelled using the relevant metropolitan rail provision; ‘mayoral authorities’ means— (a) a mayoral combined authority within the meaning given by section 107A(8) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, or (b) a mayoral combined county authority within the meaning given by section 27(8) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023; ‘metropolitan rail services’ means rail services that start and end within an area with a radius of 25 km from a designated point within a local authority or mayoral authority area.” This new clause requires the Secretary of State to produce a strategy for rail metroisation, including cooperation with mayoral authorities to deliver that metroisation.”
“(3) The strategy under this section must— (a) include proposals— (i) for cooperation between Great British Rail, the Secretary of State, local planning authorities and mayors for the purpose of developing and delivering metropolitan rail services; (ii) for the funding of those services; (iii) for the development of local metroisation area plans by local planning authorities and mayoral authorities; (iv) for provision of multimodal ticketing across transport within the area served by any metropolitan rail services; (b) specify the governance arrangements for metropolitan rail services provided for by a corporation under subparagraph (a)(i).”
“(5) Regulations under this section must establish a process for challenging any changes proposed under subsection (4). (6) The Secretary of State must decide on any challenge made under subsection (5).” New clause 58 —Metroisation— “(1) Within six months beginning on the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must prepare, publish and lay before Parliament a rail metroisation strategy. (2) The purposes of a strategy under this section must include increasing the proportion and number of passenger journeys under 10 kilometres undertaken using metropolitan rail services.”
“New clause 57 —Ticketing and Settlement Agreement— “(1) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must by regulations establish a Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (‘the agreement’). (2) The agreement must set out the— (a) opening hours, and (b) range of products sold, at any ticket office operated by Great British Railways or the Department for Transport Operator. (3) The agreement must include all measures set out in Schedule 17 of any Ticketing and Settlement Agreement in place on the day on which this Act is passed. (4) Changes may only be made to the agreement regarding opening hours or the range of products sold if— (a) an equality impact assessment, and (b) consultation process has been undertaken by the relevant passenger body.”
“New clause 56 —Anti-social noise— “(1) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must by regulations make provision to prohibit any individual on passenger rail services from purposefully playing content with audio from personal electronic devices without the use of headphones in such a way that causes a disturbance to other passengers. (2) The regulations must ensure that any person that contravenes the prohibition set out under subsection (1) is liable to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale set out in Section 122 of the Sentencing Act 2020. (3) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.” This new clause would require the Secretary of State to introduce statutory regulations on the use of electronic audio devices on rail services.”
“(6) Any report produced under subsection (5) must include— (a) a summary of measures taken to reform the rail workforce as a result of provisions of the Framework; (b) data on— (i) workforce productivity, (ii) cost savings, (iii) changes in overtime expenditure, and (iv) reasons for any delays in implementation of the provisions of the Framework. (7) The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of any report produced under subsection (5). (8) The Secretary of State may issue directions to Great British Railways under section 7 of this Act where, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, it has not met its duty under subsection (3).” This new clause makes provision for a Working Practices and Productivity Modernisation Framework.”
“(3) Great British Railways has a duty to secure compliance with the Framework. (4) Where the duty on Great British Railways under subsection (3) applies in respect of services which are run by any person other than Great British Railways, Great British Railways must fulfil the duty via access agreements with the person running those services. (5) Within 12 months of this Act coming into force and within every subsequent 12 months, Great British Railways must publish an annual report on the measures in the Framework.”
“(2) The Framework must include measures to— (a) enable all passenger routes to be planned and delivered as a seven-day service, within the pay and conditions for standard working hours; (b) enable drivers to operate train doors without additional payments in locations where this is not yet standard practice; (c) require Great British Railways to establish a train driving school with updated training methods, with the purposes of reducing route-knowledge training times and increasing driver availability; (d) end practices including— (i) short-notice holiday approvals; (ii) dependency on overtime to compensate for sickness absence or annual leave; (iii) the prohibition on driving more than one journey over the same rails; (e) introduce multi-disciplinary and flexible maintenance teams in GBR; (f) support the adaptation of drone-based and digital inspection of railway infrastructure; (g) prohibit unnecessary delays in introducing new rolling stock arising from route-learning requirements or working practices that exceed what is reasonably required for the safe operation of the railway, ensuring new fleets can deploy when manufactured; (h) permit driver managers to drive trains when required; (i) require maintenance and operational teams based in specified areas to assist teams in neighbouring areas; (j) prevent the Secretary of State from awarding general pay rises to any area of the rail workforce where— (i) workforce productivity has fallen, or (ii) where actions required in the Framework have not been implemented.”
“(3) Within three months of the end of each financial year, Great British Railways must publish a report on its performance against each part of the framework under subsection (2) during the previous financial year. (4) The Secretary of State must lay any report required by subsection (3) before Parliament.” This new clause requires the Secretary of State to set a statutory KPI framework for Great British Railways. New clause 54 —Working Practices and Productivity Modernisation Framework— “(1) Within 12 months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish a Working Practices and Modernisation Framework (‘the Framework’).”
“(2) The framework must include targets for each of the following key performance indicators— (a) reliability, including punctuality, cancellations, short-forming, delays and the reliability of key connections, (b) safety and security, including safety incidents, security incidents affecting passengers, staff presence, and delivery of safety-critical maintenance, (c) comfort and on-board experience, including cleanliness, functioning of heating, air-conditioning, and lighting, overcrowding, availability and performance of an internet connection, power sockets and toilet facilities, (d) affordability and value for money, including the level of fares, availability of discounted fares, availability of flexible fares, transparency of information about fares, and passenger perception of value for money, (e) passenger growth and network expansion including growth in passenger numbers, number of communities served, service frequency, and provision of new or restored services, (f) financial sustainability, efficiency and productivity including operating subsidy levels, productivity improvements, delivery of projects on time and on budget, simplification of processes, including an explicit savings target set by the Secretary of State, and (g) freight growth and performance including rail freight volumes, punctuality, reliability, allocation of freight paths and capacity at pinch points.”
“(2) The Secretary of State and Great British Railways must have regard to the purpose set out in subsection (1) in exercising their functions under this Act.” This new clause defines Great British Railways’ purpose. New clause 53 —Great British Railways: Key Performance Indicators— “(1) Within six months beginning on the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a framework of key performance indicators for Great British Railways (the ‘framework’).”
“New clause 52 —Purpose of Great British Railways— “(1) The purpose of Great British Railways is defined by the following objectives— (a) prioritising the needs of Great British Railways passengers in decision-making, (b) delivering reliable, safe and accessible railway passenger services, (c) providing value for money for passengers and taxpayers, including consideration of the affordability of fare prices, (d) increasing passenger numbers and growing usage of the network year-on-year, (e) expanding and improving the network, including services, connectivity, and restoring or adding routes, (f) modernising working practices and innovating to improve productivity, efficiency, and passenger experience, (g) supporting economic growth, national productivity and improving connections between towns, cities and employment centres, (h) improving the experience of disabled and vulnerable passengers and ensuring consistent access to assistance, (i) ensuring fair and transparent treatment of open access, freight and devolved operators when allocating access and charges, (j) growing rail freight, including supporting delivery of the national freight growth target, (k) strengthening the financial sustainability of the railways, reducing reliance on operating subsidy over time, (l) integrating track and train, simplifying structures, and avoiding duplication, and (m) supporting multimodal integration with buses, trams and local transport networks.”
“(3) In this section ‘recognised educational institution’ means any body under the Education (Recognised Bodies) (England) Order 2020.” New clause 51 —Long-term freight access agreements— “(1) Great British Railways may enter into long-term access agreements with— (a) Freight operating companies, and (b) Persons developing, owning or operating rail-connected logistics facilities. (2) An agreement under this section may be granted for a period exceeding 5 years where the ORR is satisfied that the agreement— (a) Supports the rail freight target set under section 17, and (b) Does not unduly restrict network capacity for other users.” This amendment would allow GBR to enter into long-term access arrangements for freight.”
“New clause 47 —Free train travel for 16 to 18-year olds in education or training— “(1) Great British Railways must provide for a scheme enabling persons who are— (a) aged 16, 17 or 18, and (b) either— (i) enrolled in full-time education or training at a recognised educational institution, or (ii) undertaking an apprenticeship to travel for free on railway passenger services subject to the condition in subsection (2). (2) The condition is that the travel undertaken must be between a person’s residence and either— (a) in the case of paragraph (1)(b)(i), the recognised educational institution at which the person is enrolled, or (b) in the case of paragraph (1)(b)(ii), any place at which the person is employed, or undertakes any training relating to that employment.”
“(4) Where the review recommends any action to improve passenger safety, the Secretary of State and Great British Railways must make all reasonable efforts to implement that action. (5) In this section, ‘appropriate persons’ has such meaning as the Secretary of State may specify, provided that it may have different meanings for different purposes.” This new clause would require the Secretary of State to review ways to improve passenger safety. It sets out the content of such a review, and requires the Secretary of State and GBR to take reasonable steps to implement the review’s recommendations.”
“(3) The review must consider— (a) staffing levels at railway stations and on board trains, including for late-night services and other services which in the opinion of the Secretary of State give rise to a higher risk to passenger safety; (b) lighting in waiting areas; (c) opening hours and accessibility of help points; (d) CCTV coverage at stations and on trains; (e) the potential merits of introducing real-time reporting applications for incidents where a passenger is harassed or otherwise is unsafe, and an associated rapid response protocol following a notification being made to an appropriate authority via such an application; (f) public awareness of methods to report concerns about safety, including the British Transport Police text facility; (g) the potential merits of providing a dedicated phone number that allows passengers to directly contact the next station on the line to report incidents or safety concerns; (h) coordination of travel connections from stations at night, including between rail operators, local public transport and licensed taxi services; (i) the potential merits of increasing, where it is practicable, patrols of trains and stations by train managers, guards or other appropriate persons for the purposes of identifying incidents, supporting accessibility, and promoting passenger safety.”
“New clause 46 —Review of passenger safety— “(1) Within six months beginning on the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must undertake a comprehensive review of passenger safety. (2) A review under this section must in particular have regard to the safety of women and disabled people.”
“New clause 45 —Great British Railways Governance— “(1) This section applies to a person who— (a) works for, or (b) has a financial interest in a private company involved in the railway sector. (2) A person under subsection (1) is ineligible for appointment to positions within the governance structures of Great British Railways, including— (a) any Board of GBR, (b) any regional Boards that oversee GBR at a regional level, (c) Passengers’ Council, and (d) Office of Rail and Road.” This new clause requires that people who work for private companies involved in the railway sector or who hold a financial interest in the railway sector are ineligible for participation in the governance of GBR, including on the board of national GBR and in regional GBR boards.”
“(2) The strategy must set out how Great British Railways will— (a) use emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, to innovate in respect of its operations and services, (b) develop resilience for rolling stock and critical systems in line with industry and international standards, and (c) increase the use of technology to improve passenger experience and services including— (i) WiFi access, (ii) digital ticketing, (iii) real time information systems, and (iv) accessibility for passengers with sight or hearing loss. (3) Great British Railways must publish an annual report describing progress that has been made against the strategy and any challenges that have arisen in delivering the strategy.” This new clause would require GBR to publish a cyber security and technology strategy, as well as an annual report on progress.”
“(3) In meeting the duty under this section, Great British Railways may provide food and drink through such means as it considers appropriate.” New clause 44— Great British Railways: cyber security and technology strategy — “(1) Great British Railways must publish a cyber security and technology strategy (‘the strategy’).”