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On Tuesday 3 September 2024, the House of Commons considered the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill in a Committee of the Whole House. The Bill would remove the presumption in favour of franchised passenger railway services being provided by the private sector, and instead allows train operations to be provided by a public sector

SUPPORTING PENSIONERS TO CLAIM PENSION CREDIT I have been contacted by constituents about the reallocation of the Winter Fuel Allowance to those pensioners who need it most and I wanted to set out the reasons for this decision. With the new Government, we have set out clear priorities: restoring economic stability, boosting economic growth and

After decades of failed privatisation, Britain’s railways are broken. This  Government has a comprehensive plan to fix them, and this Bill is the first step.  The previous Government’s failed experiment with franchising has caused passengers misery while costing the taxpayer millions and they admitted that franchising does not work – and took four operators back

Walsall celebrated Walsall Pride at the Bandstand in Walsall Arboretum. there were a number of singing acts and the crowd joined in. This is a yearly event and will be continued on the 24 August.