Proceeding contribution from Lord Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 4 March 2010. It occurred during Debate on Ports: Draft National Policy Statement.
Ports: Draft National Policy Statement
The Minister mentioned that the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, is not here. However, I know that one thing he would have said about gauge clearance—although I do not know whether the Minister can influence Network Rail—is that Network Rail has not produced a statement of the capability of the infrastructure. Having told people that the gauge of a piece of railway is X, when a new wagon is produced which conforms to that, Network Rail demands that it is gauged again. That wastes lots of money and puts off investors. We want a proper appraisal by Network Rail of the state of the gauge or what the track will bear, and it should not be allowed to change its mind immediately afterwards.
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- 2009-10
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- House of Lords Grand Committee
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- Container terminals Environment protection Infrastructure Planning permission Planning Ports Railways Roads Marine Management Organisation Infrastructure Planning Commission National policy statements
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