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Railways

My Lords, perhaps I may make it clear that I am concerned about the governance of Network Rail. The Government are not able, for example, to require Network Rail to do experiments in vertical integration; that is entirely at Network Rail’s discretion. Nor can the Government control the bonuses that Network Rail pays. I am concerned not with large-scale upheaval but with Network Rail becoming conscious of the fact that it is a public servant and that it should be doing the Government’s bidding.