Proceeding contribution from Stephen Hammond (Conservative) 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
Thanks, but let me remind the hon. Gentleman that on 20 February 1996, it was the Conservative Government who had the vision and awarded the contract to put that in place. They awarded the contract to London and Continental Railways Limited to build and operate the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Who would have dreamed that we would see 186 mph travel from the UK to France and beyond, as well as on domestic services. Certainly anyone using domestic services at the moment could hardly have dreamed of that.
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- 467 c1127
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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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