Proceeding contribution from Tom Harris (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 November 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill.
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill
We are considering the first high-speed line to be implemented and inaugurated in our country and our capital city. I do not perceive any benefit in following the nationalist, narrow-minded dead end that the hon. Gentleman's comments suggest. To describe a high-speed line from St. Pancras to the channel tunnel as some sort of parochial benefit for the south-east is the worst form of nationalism. Nationalism takes many bad forms but that is one of the most small-minded attacks that I have heard since I gave an interview to BBC Radio Scotland two weeks ago.
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- 467 c1124
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- 2007-08
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Construction Channel tunnel High Speed 1 line Investment Infrastructure Freight High speed trains Private sector Railway network Passengers Network Rail Train operating companies Regeneration St Pancras Station Eurostar London and Continental Railways Waterloo Station Stratford Station
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- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill 2007-08
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