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Bill: Hutori Rail Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hutori National Alliance
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 3899
Description[?]:
Recognising that the free market cannot apply to the rail network we propose the formation of Hutori Rail to bring the network under national ownership for the benefit of the user and railway workers. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Current: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Proposed: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 18:14:55, August 27, 2015 CET | From | Liberal League | To | Debating the Hutori Rail Bill |
Message | Our party supports current rail policies. We do not support any nationalization in this area. |
Date | 19:18:21, August 27, 2015 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Hutori Rail Bill |
Message | Mr. Speaker We would inquire to the Right Honourable Minister of Infrastructure and Transport how the free market can not apply to railways when private rail companies have existed for centuries? Furthermore how can the government improve this in ways the private sector can not? Rt. Honourable Norman Millberry Minister of Trade and Industry |
Date | 22:00:01, August 28, 2015 CET | From | Hutori National Alliance | To | Debating the Hutori Rail Bill |
Message | Obviously the government has much better access to investment, and can involve itself in long term strategic planning for the entire country rather than the short sighted quest for company profits, abandoning less profitable routes and failing to adequately invest due to the impact on dividends. Clearly supply and demand and the invisible hand of the free market are difficult to apply to national infrastructure, how can competition apply to railway stations and railway lines? A different company cannot simply set itself up and demand access to stations and lines, it is well know. That private railway concerns end up operating as monopolies. |
Date | 22:00:31, August 28, 2015 CET | From | Hutori National Alliance | To | Debating the Hutori Rail Bill |
Message | Jane Gofoern |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes |
Total Seats: 296 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 119 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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