Debate on Thursday, 29 November 2007, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Berkeley. The answering member was Lord Bassam of Brighton.

Railways

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the growth in passenger and freight traffic on Britain's railways. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 696 c1351-87
Session: 2007-08
Department: Department for Transport
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Methuen | 696 c1383 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister agree that Crossrail would be much more effective if it was extended as ...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 696 c1383-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord makes a fair and reasonable point. No doubt that is one of the issues that ...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 696 c1381-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not have that detail but I will write, as I will have to on a number of the issues to...; Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 696 c1381 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before my noble friend leaves rolling stock, will he confirm that the review in January wi...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 696 c1382-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is an aspect of passenger comfort. Like the noble Lord, I suffer from the excessive n...; Lord Dykes | 696 c1382 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that the Minister will forgive me for interrupting at this stage. He spoke about ma...; Lord Snape | 696 c1377 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl for giving way. The reason why I have been a member of the...; Earl Attlee | 696 c1376-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that comment. My MP is the Member for Grantham and Stamford. It...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 696 c1379-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join in the general congratulations to my noble friend Lord Berkeley on securing the deb...; Earl Attlee | 696 c1377-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not think that I need to respond to that. The noble Lord made some quite forceful ob...; Lord Berkeley | 696 c1386-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to the debate. It demonstrated ...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 696 c1386 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I intend to come to that point because the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, asked a similar ques...; Lord Snape | 696 c1386 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt my noble friend but if we are to have a diesel-hauled railway in f...; Earl of Mar and Kellie | 696 c1355-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we must all thank the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for the opportunity to debate this subjec...; Lord Berkeley | 696 c1351-5 (Link to this contribution) rose to call attention to the growth in passenger and freight traffic on Britain’s railways; and to ...; Earl of Glasgow | 696 c1360-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is surely self-evident by now that the railways are the only long-term solution to our ...; Lord Snape | 696 c1357-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Earl. I join him in thanking my noble friend L...; Lord Dykes | 696 c1376 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may remind the noble Earl that I was sorely tempted from 1995 onwards. I have al...; Earl Attlee | 696 c1376 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for introducing the debate this afternoon....; Lord Bradshaw | 696 c1374-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not a railway enthusiast. Like the noble Lord, Lord Snape, I simply laboured at the m...; Lord Methuen | 696 c1365-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome this debate drawing attention to the growth in passenger and freight traffic, an...; Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 696 c1362-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend Lord Berkeley on securing this debate. It would be chur...; Lord Graham of Edmonton | 696 c1371 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am interested in the noble Lord’s horror story, but is it not a fact that he was a Membe...; Lord Dykes | 696 c1371-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am on the record with a small number of other colleagues who proposed a series of amendm...; Lord Greaves | 696 c1367-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for introducing this debate. The noble Lord s...; Lord Dykes | 696 c1370-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the principal difference between my humble contribution to this debate and those of the pr...
Subjects: Access Elizabeth line High Speed 1 line Fares Freight High speed trains Railway stations Railways Railway network Passengers Railway signals Standards Rolling stock
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