This general debate will take place in the Commons Chamber on 4 July 2017.
General debate 4/7/17 - The Chris Gibb Report: Improvement to Southern Railway (129 KB , PDF)
On 22 June the Government published the report by Chris Gibb, a non-executive director at Network Rail and former chief operating officer of Virgin Rail Group, into the performance of the Southern Rail part of the wider Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) rail franchise, and advice on how to deliver improvements.
Mr Gibb was appointed by the Secretary of State, Chris Grayling, on 1 Setember 2016.
The attached paper sets out a brief recent history of Southern Rail, the context of the Gibb Report, its contents and responses to it. Further reading is set out at the end.
General debate 4/7/17 - The Chris Gibb Report: Improvement to Southern Railway (129 KB , PDF)
Network Rail, train operators and British Transport Police all have a significant role in responding to and reducing suicides on the rail network. Local and national highway authorities have a similar role on the road network.
This Bill would nationalise franchised passenger railway services when existing contracts with private sector operators come to an end.
An overview of the Government's and opposition's plans for reforming the railway in Great Britain
