(12) what administration budget he has allocated for work formerly done by the Railway Heritage Committee for (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.

[158276]

Maria Eagle:

(12) what administration budget he has allocated for work formerly done by the Railway Heritage Committee for (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.

[158276]

Maria Eagle:

(11) what total budget he has allocated for the work formerly done by the Railway Heritage Committee for (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.

[158274]

Maria Eagle:

(11) what total budget he has allocated for the work formerly done by the Railway Heritage Committee for (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.

[158274]

Maria Eagle:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the Railway Heritage Committee will have any ongoing headquarters or other office costs for (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.

[158275]

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the Railway Heritage Committee will have any ongoing headquarters or other office costs for (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.

[158275]

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many members of staff of his Department are working on the functions previously carried out by the Railway Heritage Committee.

[158277]

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many members of staff of his Department are working on the functions previously carried out by the Railway Heritage Committee.

[158277]

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many members of staff working on the functions previously carried out by the Railway Heritage Committee are paid over £100,000 per annum.

[158278]

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many members of staff working on the functions previously carried out by the Railway Heritage Committee are paid over £100,000 per annum.

[158278]

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to say a few words in prime time about the draft order to abolish the Railway Heritage Committee and transfer its functions to the board of trustees of the Science Museum. The need for the order arose from the Public Bodies Act taken through...

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to say a few words in prime time about the draft order to abolish the Railway Heritage Committee and transfer its functions to the board of trustees of the Science Museum. The need for the order arose from the Public Bodies Act taken through...

Moved by

Lord Faulkner of Worcester

Moved by

Lord Faulkner of Worcester

My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on the way in which he has introduced the debate and set out the proposed new arrangements, and I thank him for the kind comments he made about me. I shall reciprocate by saying some nice things about him and two of his ministerial...

My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on the way in which he has introduced the debate and set out the proposed new arrangements, and I thank him for the kind comments he made about me. I shall reciprocate by saying some nice things about him and two of his ministerial...

My Lords, I will add to what the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, has said. I have a feeling that many people might think that we are interested only in collecting engine numbers, steam trains and old things. I was present at the National Railway Heritage Awards last week, and among...

My Lords, I will add to what the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, has said. I have a feeling that many people might think that we are interested only in collecting engine numbers, steam trains and old things. I was present at the National Railway Heritage Awards last week, and among...

My Lords, I will take the opportunity first and foremost to congratulate my noble friend Lord Faulkner on his unremitting commitment to this subject, on his many years of service on the committee and on the relentless way in which he has turned the issue around. I am sure that...

My Lords, I will take the opportunity first and foremost to congratulate my noble friend Lord Faulkner on his unremitting commitment to this subject, on his many years of service on the committee and on the relentless way in which he has turned the issue around. I am sure that...

My Lords, I add my congratulations to my noble friend Lord Faulkner. He has worked tirelessly on railway heritage. If it was not for him, we would now be in a complete mess. I was very surprised

to hear the Minister say that the Railway Heritage Committee was a good...

My Lords, I add my congratulations to my noble friend Lord Faulkner. He has worked tirelessly on railway heritage. If it was not for him, we would now be in a complete mess. I was very surprised

to hear the Minister say that the Railway Heritage Committee was a good...

My Lords, I, too, join in the general chorus of discontent about the actions of the Government today. I support my noble friend Lord Faulkner and agree with his very able speech about the need to care for railway artefacts and his description of the work that the Railway Heritage...

My Lords, I, too, join in the general chorus of discontent about the actions of the Government today. I support my noble friend Lord Faulkner and agree with his very able speech about the need to care for railway artefacts and his description of the work that the Railway Heritage...

My Lords, as president of the All-Party Parliamentary Arts and Heritage Group I would like to add one brief comment. First, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, for what he has done. Secondly, it is self-evident that the work of this committee must carry on. It is...

My Lords, as president of the All-Party Parliamentary Arts and Heritage Group I would like to add one brief comment. First, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, for what he has done. Secondly, it is self-evident that the work of this committee must carry on. It is...

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My Lords, I am somewhat surprised that the Minister did not think that there would be a view from the opposition Front Bench on this issue, particularly given the Government’s record in handling this matter. Speeches from both sides of the House have clearly stated the advantages of preserving volunteers...

My Lords, I am somewhat surprised that the Minister did not think that there would be a view from the opposition Front Bench on this issue, particularly given the Government’s record in handling this matter. Speeches from both sides of the House have clearly stated the advantages of preserving volunteers...

The big society.

The big society.

The big society. I am not quite sure where the big society has gone in the mean time but this particular legislation, the Public Bodies Bill, was about reducing contributions to the so-called big society. It engaged in a whole plethora of activities people who were knowledgeable, committed and able...

The big society. I am not quite sure where the big society has gone in the mean time but this particular legislation, the Public Bodies Bill, was about reducing contributions to the so-called big society. It engaged in a whole plethora of activities people who were knowledgeable, committed and able...

Would my noble friend accept that Michael Portillo, who became Minister of State in the Department of Transport with very much a right-wing image, with a brief at the time to close the Settle and Carlisle line, spent a bit of time with railway men, went to see it for...

Would my noble friend accept that Michael Portillo, who became Minister of State in the Department of Transport with very much a right-wing image, with a brief at the time to close the Settle and Carlisle line, spent a bit of time with railway men, went to see it for...