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Debate on bill on Monday, 31 March 2008, in the House of Lords.

Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill

Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill. Lords report stage.

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Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
700 c779-95 
Session
2007-08
Department
Department for Transport
Legislative stage
Report stage
Procedure
New clauses
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Berkeley | 700 c793 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when my noble friend says ““support”” I think that he means the support for paying the fix...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 700 c793-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the support that we have provided has been to Eurostar UK Ltd. That is the nature of our s...
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Lord Berkeley | 700 c791-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a very interesting amendment. I go even further than the noble Lord, Lord Hanningf...
Lord Berkeley | 700 c795 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for clarifying those issues. It might help if he were pre...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 700 c794 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, two or three questions were asked, and if the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, will let me I wil...
Lord Hanningfield | 700 c795 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his answer. The exchange between him and the noble Lord, Lord Ber...
Lord Berkeley | 700 c784 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I did not have lunch, tea or any other meal with him.
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 700 c783-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have made a contribution to this debate, which I full...
Earl of Mar and Kellie | 700 c783 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment. It is important that the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, or High Speed ...
Lord Bradshaw | 700 c779-81 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 1: 1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— ““Regulation of the ra...
Lord Hanningfield | 700 c781 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment, to which I have attached my name. I shall not repeat what has bee...
Lord Berkeley | 700 c781-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, support the amendment, which is designed to create the same regulatory framework f...
Lord Bradshaw | 700 c790 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, independent regulation means regulation based on assessment and study of the costs associa...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 700 c789-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not think that what my noble friend Lord Jones said is inconsistent at all. He was ta...
Lord Hanningfield | 700 c790-1 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 2: 2: Clause 1, page 1, line 5, at end insert— ““( ) For the avoidance of doub...
Lord Berkeley | 700 c786 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend said that the key to all this will be the long-term charging regime once i...
Lord Bradshaw | 700 c789 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply but I am sorry to say that it does not satisfy me. He ...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 700 c786-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I made that point earlier—I certainly made it in earlier debates. We continue to want to i...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 700 c784-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise; that is what I thought I heard. The noble Lords have regaled us with their re...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 700 c793 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hanningfield, for reminding me about my old school. ...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 700 c795 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord is right to say that these things are complex. I will set out them out in c...
Subjects
Channel tunnel Competition High Speed 1 line Finance EU law Government assistance High speed trains Railway network Network Rail Regulation Eurostar London and Continental Railways Office of Rail Regulation
Legislation
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill 2007-08
Link
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