Clause 50 - Performance targets
Railways and Transport Safety Bill
9:45 am
Mr John Spellar (Minister of State (Transport), Department for Transport; Warley, Labour)
I was interested to hear that the Opposition do not require targets. We will record that for future exchanges during Transport questions and on other occasions.
We should be able to deal with the points briefly, because we seem to be making heavy weather of the clause. I am sure that the hon. Lady understands that this series of clauses, along with the whole of part 3 on the British Transport police, is designed wherever possible to follow the procedures that apply for other police forces in the country, which is exactly what clause 50 does. It replicates the Home Secretary's power.