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Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill

That is very fairly put, if I may say so, Mr. Deputy Speaker, in the light of my earlier provocation. All the Minister has said is that he thinks that the platforms will be brought back into use by 2014. That is another six years away. Between now and 2014 we will be spending £500,000-plus a year on mothballing them, which is absolutely intolerable. That could still be mitigated, but it was avoidable had action been taken after the Strategic Rail Authority report from the consultants in July 2005.