Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 24 July 2007, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Bassam of Brighton.

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Lords statement on delivering a sustainable railway.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 694 c770-84
Session: 2006-07
Department: Department for Transport
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Delivering a sustainable railway.
Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Command papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Lord Bradshaw | 694 c775-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will not go along the same churlish road. For the party that has caused all the problems...; Baroness Seccombe | 694 c773-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. I should like to open by saying that we ...; Lord Snape | 694 c781-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join my noble friend Lord Berkeley and, to some extent, the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, i...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 694 c781 (Link to this contribution) I will start with the last point first. I accept what the noble Lord says. Personally, if I had my o...; Lord Borrie | 694 c780-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not have any special knowledge of railways but, as the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, ind...; Earl of Mar and Kellie | 694 c779 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, noble Lords will be familiar with the fact that I live equidistant from Edinburgh and Glas...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 694 c779 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I cannot yet announce a prototype for underwater train technology. Perhaps that is somethi...; Lord Berkeley | 694 c778-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the Government—I do not often congratulate the Government, but I do on this...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 694 c776-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I feel sorry for the noble Baroness, Lady Seccombe. Tory central office keeps handing out ...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 694 c782 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, obviously each project has to be properly evaluated before it can be embarked on. I am sur...; Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 694 c782 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—; Baroness Thomas of Walliswood | 694 c782 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 694 c784 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, time is up. The balance between fares and funding is a big issue; we think that we have it...; Baroness Thomas of Walliswood | 694 c783 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think that I, like anybody else, have a right to speak. I welcome the Government’s anno...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 694 c770-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my ri...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 694 c780 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Earl is drawing too much from silence on the issue. We have not necessarily rule...
Subjects: Fares Finance Procurement Railway stations Railways Overcrowding Standards Safety Tickets Rolling stock Thameslink line Reading Station Birmingham New Street Station
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

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