I beg to move, That this House has considered the future of the South Eastern rail franchise.

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way, because it gives me the chance to do justice to his hon. Friend the hon.

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way, because it gives me the chance to do justice to his hon. Friend the hon.

My hon. Friend makes an important point.

A great shock to the defendant.

A great shock to the defendant.

My hon. Friend makes an important point.

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi) and my right hon. Friend the Lord Chancellor.

That is a very interesting and constructive point, because we do want to have an evidence base.

Yes, I do. That is very important, and that is why it is not surprising that experienced former judges have expressed a view on this.