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Debate on bill on Tuesday, 19 July 2005, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Darling of Roulanish. The answering member was Alan Duncan.

Crossrail Bill

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Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
436 c1123-221 
Session
2005-06
Department
Department for Transport
Legislative stage
Second reading
Procedure
Money resolutions
Ways and means resolutions
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Related items
Crossrail Bill. Explanatory Notes Bill 1-EN also published.
Wednesday, 18 May 2005
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House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1125 (Link to this contribution) I will deal with that matter later, as it takes me into a long passage of my speech with which I mus...
Martin Salter | 436 c1124-5 (Link to this contribution) : I shall intervene later on the issue of routing. Can the Secretary of State clarify, in a way that...
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Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1124 (Link to this contribution) I want to deal with the procedural points before giving way again, or we will get tangled up.
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1126 (Link to this contribution) I do not think that we can prescribe what is in a petition. The instruction is to a Select Committee...
Lord Pickles | 436 c1126 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Secretary of State, but he should not forget the Brentwood part of my constitue...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1125-6 (Link to this contribution) On no possible view will Crossrail be open for services before the current Greater Western franchise...
David Drew | 436 c1125 (Link to this contribution) My point is on a procedural matter—the relationship of the franchises, particularly the Greater West...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1126 (Link to this contribution) Hon. Members should not worry. Everyone will have a chance to intervene. On this occasion, patience ...
Speaker | 436 c1123 (Link to this contribution) Before I call the Secretary of State, I would like to inform the House that the list of my selection...
Sian C James | 436 c1124 (Link to this contribution) For clarification, what, if any, detrimental effect would the construction phase of the Crossrail pr...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1123-4 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. London has relied on railways and undergrou...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1124 (Link to this contribution) I shall come to that later. I know that concerns have been raised by Members representing constituen...
Mark Field | 436 c1128 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Secretary of State for his explanations and clarification. He will appreciate that there...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1126-7 (Link to this contribution) I shall allow the hon. Gentleman to intervene again in a few moments. Our instruction allows a full...
Alan Duncan | 436 c1127 (Link to this contribution) I appreciate what the Secretary of State says about our amendment to the instruction perhaps prolong...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1127 (Link to this contribution) That would be amazing. The hon. Gentleman went to the trouble of tabling an instruction, so I wanted...
Lord Pickles | 436 c1127 (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to the Secretary of State, who is being very reasonable. My particular instructio...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1127 (Link to this contribution) I give way first, as promised, to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar.
Nick Raynsford | 436 c1128 (Link to this contribution) I speak as a Member who served on the Select Committee that considered the original Channel Tunnel B...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1127 (Link to this contribution) I am glad that the hon. Gentleman accepts that. As the House will appreciate, it is our job as Membe...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1127 (Link to this contribution) I do not think that we have yet reached the stage where Conservative policy is exactly the same as o...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1128 (Link to this contribution) Actually, my right hon. Friend’s comments are helpful, as he speaks from experience. It is open to a...
Speaker | 436 c1134 (Link to this contribution) Order. Interventions are getting rather long and we have a long list of hon. Members who wish to try...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1134 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps that is an instruction to me as well, Mr. Deputy Speaker. My hon. Friend raises an important...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1134 (Link to this contribution) I am glad that my hon. Friend thinks that. The south-west of England is very important to the countr...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1135-6 (Link to this contribution) By happy coincidence, I was about to come to the cost, but, first, I wish to make a point directly r...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1135 (Link to this contribution) Not entirely, no. My hon. Friend is a little unkind to Maidenhead—there is no reason why trains shou...
Martin Salter | 436 c1134-5 (Link to this contribution) I certainly associate myself with some of the concerns expressed by other hon. Members. The Secretar...
Speaker | 436 c1135 (Link to this contribution) Order. Before the Secretary of State replies, I wish to repeat my advice to the House about the leng...
Jacqui Lait | 436 c1135 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his generosity in giving way to so many hon. Members. ...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1130-1 (Link to this contribution) Yes, I can. The depot at Romford is an integral part of the project. Clearly, if we cannot maintain ...
Mark Francois | 436 c1131 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State mentioned a few minutes ago that the Bill was not perfect and accepted that c...
Andrew Rosindell | 436 c1130 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State has reassured a number of hon. Members that both the termini and the railway ...
Doug Naysmith | 436 c1133-4 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State is being generous in giving way and helpful by answering questions. He implie...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1133 (Link to this contribution) I do not think that that will happen. It might help the hon. Gentleman if I say that the Government ...
Paul Beresford | 436 c1133 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State’s comments are helpful, but what will happen to new services that are propose...
Baroness May of Maidenhead | 436 c1132 (Link to this contribution) With due respect, the comments that the Secretary of State has just made appear contradictory. The w...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1132 (Link to this contribution) Do not worry—everyone will get in. The reason why I will have those powers is that I fear that, wit...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1131-2 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising an important issue. The Bill is designed to enable C...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1128-9 (Link to this contribution) As I said earlier, it is open to the Select Committee, after listening to petitions and representati...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1129 (Link to this contribution) Because, as I have said on a number of occasions, we deliberately took a light touch. Select Committ...
Peter Luff | 436 c1129 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State is being generous in giving way. His distinction of the roles of Select and S...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1129-30 (Link to this contribution) I intend to come to that matter. Having probably been too generous in terms of the usual convention ...
Gwyneth Dunwoody | 436 c1129 (Link to this contribution) The House is in some difficulty, because while hon. Members want all the evidence to be available, t...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1130 (Link to this contribution) No; I shall make progress and then I will let hon. Members intervene. For the avoidance of doubt, t...
Mark Francois | 436 c1130 (Link to this contribution) Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1130 (Link to this contribution) Inasmuch as I understand the point that the hon. Gentleman is making, the policy matters that he tou...
Simon Hughes | 436 c1130 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State is being very helpful. Will he clarify two final things on the instruction pr...
Tom Brake | 436 c1148 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for that helpful intervention. As I said a few moments ago, the Superlink...
Peter Luff | 436 c1148 (Link to this contribution) I am going to rise to the defence of Superlink. It does not have the resources of the main Crossrail...
Tom Brake | 436 c1148 (Link to this contribution) If Superlink indeed has a secret plan, as the hon. Gentleman suggests, it would be entirely appropri...
Gwyneth Dunwoody | 436 c1147 (Link to this contribution) May I put to the hon. Gentleman the simple question that I put to the Conservative spokesman? Is he ...
Tom Brake | 436 c1146-7 (Link to this contribution) The start of this debate was perhaps a little more muddled than I had anticipated, and I welcome the...
Mike Gapes | 436 c1148 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the all-party group had discussions with Superlink earlier thi...
Tom Brake | 436 c1147-8 (Link to this contribution) I am happy to respond to that. The honest answer has to be no. A range of funding mechanisms are ava...
Tom Brake | 436 c1148-50 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Clearly, we have to consider what is in the public ...
Angela Watkinson | 436 c1150 (Link to this contribution) : The hon. Gentleman will be aware of the great concerns of small and medium enterprises about a pos...
Peter Robinson | 436 c1145-6 (Link to this contribution) I can see the hon. Gentleman’s enthusiasm for Crossrail and I will certainly be among its supporters...
Mike Gapes | 436 c1145 (Link to this contribution) I entirely agree, and I hope that that matter can be addressed as we consider the later stages of th...
Angela Watkinson | 436 c1145 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has noted that stations along the route will enjoy platform lengthening. Has he n...
Mike Gapes | 436 c1144-5 (Link to this contribution) I agree with my neighbour. He and I have a big interest—he is still a member of the borough council,...
Lee Scott | 436 c1144 (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman agree that Crossrail will increase not only capacity but the regeneration of...
Mike Gapes | 436 c1144 (Link to this contribution) Yes, of course. After detailing my constituency’s interests, I intended to explain that, despite the...
Meg Hillier | 436 c1144 (Link to this contribution) My apologies, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I shall not make that mistake again. I am delighted that my hon. ...
Mike Gapes | 436 c1146 (Link to this contribution) Regrettably, most of the land in my constituency seems to have been built on for housing and high-ri...
Andrew Rosindell | 436 c1146 (Link to this contribution) : I admire the hon. Gentleman’s enthusiasm for the whole Crossrail scheme. He understands that the h...
Peter Luff | 436 c1140-1 (Link to this contribution) Has my hon. Friend seen the BAA submission to the Government’s consultation, in which BAA expressed ...
Alan Duncan | 436 c1140 (Link to this contribution) No doubt all that will be discussed fully in Committee, but any such infrastructure project will hav...
Mark Field | 436 c1141 (Link to this contribution) : It is unsurprising that Government Front Benchers have not confirmed this point, but there is litt...
Alan Duncan | 436 c1141 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right to point out that the construction of Crossrail may be to the detriment of t...
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 436 c1141 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend used the analogy of squeezing a quart into a pint bottle. Will he accept that Padding...
Alan Duncan | 436 c1141 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend has hit on a serious point. We have been told that the likely completion date for Cro...
Alan Duncan | 436 c1141-3 (Link to this contribution) A wag once told me that I, of all people, prove that one can squeeze a quart into a pint pot—or, per...
Mike Gapes | 436 c1143-4 (Link to this contribution) I speak as the chair of the all-party Crossrail group and I begin by paying tribute to Linda Perham,...
Speaker | 436 c1144 (Link to this contribution) Order. The hon. Lady should not turn her back to the Chair. All remarks are to the Chair.
Alan Duncan | 436 c1138-9 (Link to this contribution) I begin by thanking the Secretary of State for the thoroughness, the patience and the courtesy with ...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1136-7 (Link to this contribution) The issue was considered as part of the cross-London rail links project and all the information is a...
Rob Wilson | 436 c1136 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State made the point that Reading was uneconomic as the western terminus. What cost...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1136 (Link to this contribution) I wish to answer the hon. Lady’s point first. You made a fair point, Mr. Deputy Speaker, and I under...
Gwyneth Dunwoody | 436 c1139 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is always enormously courteous and helpful. Is he suggesting that the state shoul...
Alan Duncan | 436 c1140 (Link to this contribution) I shall come in a moment to the interrelationship between the private sector and the state. That is ...
Gwyneth Dunwoody | 436 c1139 (Link to this contribution) : Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Lord Pickles | 436 c1140 (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend recall that the Montague review also stated that it could not confirm the delive...
Lord Pickles | 436 c1177-8 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. If the hon. Member for Eal...
John Hayes | 436 c1178 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State is not the only one who is deluded. In an answer to a written question from m...
Andrew Rosindell | 436 c1169 (Link to this contribution) : Is the hon. Gentleman aware that the full council of the London borough of Havering passed a resol...
Jon Cruddas | 436 c1169 (Link to this contribution) I am aware of that. The borough of Barking and Dagenham supports the development of Crossrail, altho...
Peter Luff | 436 c1169-75 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate, and particularly grateful to my right...
Andy Slaughter | 436 c1175 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the Bill and acknowledge the Government’s commitment to the Crossrail project by bringing ...
Tom Brake | 436 c1175 (Link to this contribution) Let me make it clear that what I said about Superlink was that it raised some issues to which it was...
Andy Slaughter | 436 c1175 (Link to this contribution) That is the most enthusiastic view of Superlink that I have heard. As the hon. Member for Brentwood ...
Peter Luff | 436 c1175 (Link to this contribution) I would love Worcester to be served by a fast service direct through to Canary Wharf, but it was now...
Andrew Rosindell | 436 c1183-6 (Link to this contribution) I am keen that it goes in the location that will cause the least disruption to people’s lives, which...
Peter Luff | 436 c1179-80 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is making an important point. The estimates that I have from the rail industry show t...
Lord Pickles | 436 c1180-1 (Link to this contribution) It would be good for law and order if we kept the Home Secretary in Norwich. Every cloud has a silve...
Lord Pickles | 436 c1178-9 (Link to this contribution) As far as I understand the instructions and the role of the Select Committee, the finance is not to ...
Andrew Rosindell | 436 c1182-3 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the opportunity to address the House on this vital issue, which affects my constit...
Andy Slaughter | 436 c1183 (Link to this contribution) Whether the hon. Gentleman wishes to have a depot in his constituency is entirely a matter for him, ...
Peter Luff | 436 c1181 (Link to this contribution) This shows the value of public debates—an interesting thought has just occurred to me. I have been f...
Lord Pickles | 436 c1181-2 (Link to this contribution) There is some merit in that suggestion, but the point made by the hon. Member for Dagenham about the...
Lord Pickles | 436 c1178 (Link to this contribution) With such increases, the Government would undoubtedly cap Crossrail if it were a local authority. Ho...
Ken Purchase | 436 c1161 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend rightly talks of the need for a decision in principle because uncertainty is a proble...
John McDonnell | 436 c1161 (Link to this contribution) That is a good point—the issue needs to be addressed in the ongoing debate. The benefits to a number...
Baroness May of Maidenhead | 436 c1161-2 (Link to this contribution) I have long been a supporter of Crossrail. Indeed, I believe that Crossrail is a very good idea. How...
Tom Brake | 436 c1153 (Link to this contribution) A rail freight statement published today says that the Government will work with the freight industr...
Nick Raynsford | 436 c1153-4 (Link to this contribution) I suspect that the hon. Gentleman regretted not having asked that question in his speech and is now ...
George Galloway | 436 c1154-8 (Link to this contribution) Owing to my special relationship with the Labour Whips earlier in my parliamentary life, I served in...
John McDonnell | 436 c1158-60 (Link to this contribution) May I reinforce the view of my hon. Friend the Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Mr. Galloway) that ...
Tom Brake | 436 c1150 (Link to this contribution) That is an interesting point, although I am not sure how easy it would be to establish the benefits ...
Nick Raynsford | 436 c1150-3 (Link to this contribution) I start by drawing attention to an interest that I have declared in the Register of Members’ Interes...
Jon Cruddas | 436 c1167-8 (Link to this contribution) I agree, as I said earlier. The tensions in my community are manifest in the form of the far right ...
Lord Pickles | 436 c1168 (Link to this contribution) : I agree with the hon. Gentleman.
Jon Cruddas | 436 c1166-7 (Link to this contribution) I was about to touch on that. It seems that Crossrail is an illustrative example of the infrastruct...
James Brokenshire | 436 c1167 (Link to this contribution) The proposed route of Crossrail runs north of the Thames Gateway. Given the need to assist with rege...
Mark Field | 436 c1166 (Link to this contribution) : How does the hon. Gentleman believe that there will be a shift in the planned development in the T...
Peter Luff | 436 c1162 (Link to this contribution) It may assist my right hon. Friend and the House if I say that I have sought advice on that point. T...
Baroness May of Maidenhead | 436 c1162-4 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a valid point. I hope that the Minister will give a definitive view on that iss...
Baroness May of Maidenhead | 436 c1162 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right. Several of us were comforted by the comments made by the Secretary of State...
Mark Field | 436 c1190-1 (Link to this contribution) I am sure that the whole debate has been a delight for every last train spotter. It seems that almos...
Charles Walker | 436 c1191 (Link to this contribution) : Does my hon. Friend agree that traditionally too much of London’s money has been sent to the regio...
Mark Field | 436 c1191-4 (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for that observation. I know that he is a serving councillor in the London bo...
Mark Field | 436 c1194-6 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend hits the nail on the head. There is worry that insufficient emphasis has been given t...
Charles Walker | 436 c1194 (Link to this contribution) : Does my hon. Friend think that Crossrail has given sufficient attention to the environmental impac...
Mark Field | 436 c1196 (Link to this contribution) That is entirely fair. I was coming to precisely that. We must raise our sights beyond some of the i...
Stephen Pound | 436 c1196 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for the eloquent case that he has made for his constituents—not least for...
Mark Field | 436 c1197 (Link to this contribution) We have had such a harmonious debate and I thought that it would end on a wonderful note. I will all...
Clive Efford | 436 c1197-200 (Link to this contribution) I am delighted to have this opportunity to speak in this debate, because I want to speak up for sout...
Charles Walker | 436 c1186 (Link to this contribution) Has not Crossrail shown complete disregard for the needs of my hon. Friend’s constituents?
Andrew Rosindell | 436 c1186 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend’s words echo the views of all my constituents. We originally thought that the develop...
Andrew Rosindell | 436 c1187-8 (Link to this contribution) There may be other plans and Crossrail may have considered them, but it has not pursued that option....
Andy Slaughter | 436 c1187 (Link to this contribution) I did not think that the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. Pickles) mentioned North Pole. I b...
Lord Pickles | 436 c1186 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend mentioned the North Pole depot, to which I also referred. Eurostar will lose it in 20...
Andrew Rosindell | 436 c1189-90 (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point. The deeper and more detailed our analysi...
Julian Brazier | 436 c1189 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is completing a powerful oration on behalf of his constituents. The situation is even...
Andrew Rosindell | 436 c1188-9 (Link to this contribution) I have great sympathy with my hon. Friend’s point. We all want progress and greater access to travel...
Andrew Turner | 436 c1188 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way and for giving the House so much information about th...
Nick Raynsford | 436 c1205-6 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. I put it to him, however, that before he starts ...
John Hayes | 436 c1206 (Link to this contribution) The House would not want me to delve into the realms of ancient history when we have important matte...
Baroness May of Maidenhead | 436 c1206 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend for reiterating the points that I made earlier about the impact of C...
John Hayes | 436 c1206-9 (Link to this contribution) As the hon. Member for Reading, West and my hon. Friend the Member for Reading, East (Mr. Wilson) sa...
John Hayes | 436 c1205 (Link to this contribution) No, I must move on. I am going to mention the right hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Mr. Rayn...
John Hayes | 436 c1209 (Link to this contribution) I happily give way to my hon. Friend, very briefly.
John Hayes | 436 c1209 (Link to this contribution) I understand that the Superlink project is privately funded and I have met representatives. I do not...
Peter Luff | 436 c1209 (Link to this contribution) I know that Superlink is controversial in this place, but can my hon. Friend tell me how much public...
Andrew Pelling | 436 c1200-1 (Link to this contribution) Indeed. It is important not to forget the positive elements of the Bill, and I know that my hon. Fri...
Rob Wilson | 436 c1201-4 (Link to this contribution) I will not detain the House, but I want to make some general comments about the Bill before turning ...
Andrew Pelling | 436 c1200 (Link to this contribution) London is a world city, and as we are competing against New York and Tokyo it is important to take n...
Lee Scott | 436 c1200 (Link to this contribution) : Does my hon. Friend agree that despite the many difficulties pointed out in the debate and questio...
Nick Raynsford | 436 c1205 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
John Hayes | 436 c1205 (Link to this contribution) That is true. Hon. Members will understand our scepticism on this point, given the earlier confusion...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1205 (Link to this contribution) No, the hon. Gentleman is wrong about that. The prices reflect the fact that the construction of Cro...
John Hayes | 436 c1205 (Link to this contribution) So we can take from that, given the rate of inflation between 2002 and today, that the prices have n...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1204-5 (Link to this contribution) The figure of £10.2 billion was at 2002 prices, as was made clear. The reply refers to the last asse...
John Hayes | 436 c1204 (Link to this contribution) The debate has been interesting, with many important contributions. Those of Back Benchers contained...
Clive Efford | 436 c1211 (Link to this contribution) It is far more expensive to introduce a station after a line has been opened than while it is being ...
Baroness May of Maidenhead | 436 c1212 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry that the Minister is getting so many interventions on this point, but I want to make a fi...
Derek Twigg | 436 c1211-2 (Link to this contribution) As I said when I was referring to the comments of my right hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and ...
Alan Duncan | 436 c1212 (Link to this contribution) On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. We are receiving conflicting advice and the House is very...
Derek Twigg | 436 c1212 (Link to this contribution) We believe that it could. If the Committee comes back to us, we shall consider its recommendations.
Derek Twigg | 436 c1212-3 (Link to this contribution) I shall continue to reply to the constituency issues that hon. Members have raised. My hon. Friend ...
Speaker | 436 c1212 (Link to this contribution) The Government laid the motion before the House and it will be the responsibility of the Committee t...
Jim McGovern | 436 c1213 (Link to this contribution) I have listened intently and patiently to the debate and understand why most hon. Members have spoke...
Derek Twigg | 436 c1213 (Link to this contribution) No, we cannot legislate, but my hon. Friend raises an important point. Obviously, the chief benefici...
Alan Duncan | 436 c1213 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way one more time?
Derek Twigg | 436 c1210 (Link to this contribution) Let me repeat what I said so that the hon. Gentleman understands it. I am making it clear that, if t...
Alan Duncan | 436 c1210 (Link to this contribution) That is very confusing. What the House says does not depend on what Ministers then say can happen bu...
Speaker | 436 c1211 (Link to this contribution) It is not for the Chair to give advice on the interpretation of motions.
Alan Duncan | 436 c1211 (Link to this contribution) On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. To avoid the potential for judicial review on an enormous...
Derek Twigg | 436 c1211 (Link to this contribution) We have given a clear undertaking that we believe that it can. I would like to deal with the contri...
Speaker | 436 c1211 (Link to this contribution) Order. Will the Minister reply to the point of order?
Derek Twigg | 436 c1211 (Link to this contribution) I do not think that I can add to the comments that I made to the House a few moments ago.
Derek Twigg | 436 c1214 (Link to this contribution) No, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I have made the position very clear. [Hon. Members: ““No you have not.””] I ...
Speaker | 436 c1214 (Link to this contribution) I understand the point that the hon. Gentleman is making but that is rather more a matter of debate ...
Alan Duncan | 436 c1214 (Link to this contribution) On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. This is a serious point. We are in a very grey area between...
Speaker | 436 c1213 (Link to this contribution) Order. It is becoming clear that the Minister does not intend to give way at the moment.
Mike Gapes | 436 c1146 (Link to this contribution) Clearly, there must be co-ordination. In relation to Pudding Mill lane station and other works, whic...
Harry Cohen | 436 c1196-7 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has made an excellent speech and he has put the case for his constituents—for exa...
Andrew Rosindell | 436 c1186-7 (Link to this contribution) I agree. I find that not just surprising but astonishing. If there is one message to be conveyed fro...
Andy Slaughter | 436 c1175-7 (Link to this contribution) I may be old-fashioned, but I thought that the links to the national rail network were the London te...
Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c1132-3 (Link to this contribution) I said a few moments ago that I envisaged that the railway would be regulated by the Office of Rail ...
Lord Pickles | 436 c1148 (Link to this contribution) It is not a question of Superlink failing to develop its proposal. It has a route: it is simply not ...
John Hayes | 436 c1162 (Link to this contribution) As I understand it, the legal opinion is that the Committee can look at matters that are within its ...
Jon Cruddas | 436 c1168-9 (Link to this contribution) I am not sure why that proposal was abandoned. If our aim is achieve spatial economic policy making ...
Jon Cruddas | 436 c1165-6 (Link to this contribution) I echo the support for the Bill offered by my right hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwic...
Derek Twigg | 436 c1209-10 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to hon. Members for this valuable debate. There have been a number of contributions an...
Peter Luff | 436 c1210 (Link to this contribution) That is a wholly inadequate assurance. What the Government are saying is that they might find parlia...
Peter Luff | 436 c1178 (Link to this contribution) One of the House’s prime functions, along with scrutinising legislation, is to vote money to the Gov...
Subjects
Compulsory purchase Construction Elizabeth line Crossrail Finance Land Greater London Freight Franchises Heathrow Airport Powers Property transfer Planning Olympic Games Railway stations Railways Parliamentary procedure Railway network Passengers Underground railways Office of Rail Regulation Commuters Paddington Station Reading Station Petitions
Legislation
Crossrail Bill 2004/05 to 2005-06 to 2006-07 to 2007-08
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