Debate on bill on Wednesday, 9 January 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Bassam of Brighton. The answering member was Lord Hanningfield.

Crossrail Bill

Crossrail Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Select Committee.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 697 c892-938
Session: 2007-08
Department: Department for Transport
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Crossrail Bill. Brought from the Commons. Explanatory Notes HL Bill 14-EN also published.
Friday, 14 December 2007
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House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Bassam of Brighton | 697 c934-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course, we respect the independence and value of the independent guidance and advice th...; Lord Berkeley | 697 c935 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for what my noble friend said and I have no comment to make on it at all. Ho...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 697 c933-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course it will remain a consideration. That is why we have taken measures to ensure tha...; Lord Bradshaw | 697 c934 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for giving way. I want to make a specific point about the independenc...; Lord Berkeley | 697 c937-8 (Link to this contribution) had given notice of his intention to move that it be an instruction to the Select Committee to which...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 697 c935-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I understand the noble Lord’s point. He has made it before and I respect his right to make...; Lord Methuen | 697 c933 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister be categoric as to whether the Reading terminus is being seriously consid...; Lord Berkeley | 697 c931 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before my noble friend leaves that issue, he said that extensions could be looked at under...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 697 c931-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course our preference would be that it should be looked at through the Transport and Wo...; Earl of Mar and Kellie | 697 c928-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, after two and a quarter hours it is time to begin summing up. This Bill provokes me with m...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 697 c930-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a very stimulating debate. I recognise, from having listened carefully to al...; Lord Luke | 697 c926-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as most noble Lords have stated, Crossrail has been a very long time coming, and has not b...; Lord Brougham and Vaux | 697 c923-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a vice-chair of the All-Party Crossrail Group which has been an a...; Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 697 c921-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great pleasure for me to join every other the noble Lord who has spoken in this de...; Lord Methuen | 697 c920 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Crossrail Bill for the benefits that it will bring to all parts of the metro...; Lord Jenkin of Roding | 697 c910-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted that the rules of the House are sufficiently flexible to allow the noble Lo...; Lord Teverson | 697 c914-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am occasionally tempted to support this Bill because, as the noble Baroness, Lady Valent...; Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 697 c915-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, I am a regular Paddington user. I declare an interest ...; Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 697 c917-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff. In the lych-gate o...; Lord Hanningfield | 697 c899-901 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on the Bill. The House has waited a go...; Lord Bradshaw | 697 c901-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Hanningfield, and most other people, I welcome the Bill. The soo...; Baroness Valentine | 697 c904-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, hurrah that we have got this far on Crossrail. Building Crossrail matters hugely to me per...; Lord Berkeley | 697 c906-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other noble Lords, I very much welcome the Crossrail project. It is certainly good fo...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 697 c892-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. This substantial piece of legisla...; Earl of Glasgow | 697 c924-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when Gordon Brown was interviewed by Andrew Marr on his morning programme last Sunday, he ...
Subjects: Construction Elizabeth line Crossrail Finance Greater London Infrastructure Freight Heathrow Airport Private sector Ports Railway stations Railways Railway network Passengers Underground railways Transport for London Liverpool Street Station
Legislation: Crossrail Bill 2004/05 to 2005-06 to 2006-07 to 2007-08
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Crossrail Bill

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