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Debate on bill on Tuesday, 19 February 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Bassam of Brighton. The answering member was Lord Hanningfield.

Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill

Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
699 c136-50 
Session
2007-08
Department
Department for Transport
Legislative stage
Second reading
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 699 c136-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. The Channel Tunnel Rail Link, High...
Lord Hanningfield | 699 c138-41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to speak on a Bill which, although short in length, has the potential to hav...
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Lord Bassam of Brighton | 699 c148-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord sells the argument a bit short. I do not want to open up a bigger discussio...
Lord Bradshaw | 699 c141-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we understand why it is necessary to confirm that the Secretary of State is empowered to f...
Earl of Mar and Kellie | 699 c144-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at two pages, the Bill looks very innocuous and—with the help of the Explanatory Notes—sim...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 699 c145-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I predicted that this would be a slightly lonely debate and that there would not be too ma...
Lord Bradshaw | 699 c148 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord talks about an open and competitive bidding process as is the case with fra...
Subjects
Channel tunnel High Speed 1 line Finance Fees and charges High speed trains Railway network Regeneration St Pancras Station Eurostar Office of Rail Regulation Waterloo Station South Eastern rail franchise
Legislation
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill 2007-08
Link
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