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High Speed Rail

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Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

507 c446-64 

Session

2009-10

Department

Department for Transport

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber

Related items

Deposited Paper DEP2010-0639
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Deposited papers
House of Commons

Proceeding contributions

Sadiq Khan | 507 c459 (Link to this contribution) What I advise my hon. Friend to do is to get from me the press briefing put out by the Opposition, t...

Lord Randall of Uxbridge | 507 c459 (Link to this contribution) While welcoming the Government's conversion to high speed rail, I am very disappointed, as are many ...

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Sadiq Khan | 507 c459 (Link to this contribution) The second part of the hon. Gentleman's question is important. This is dealt with in the HS2 Ltd rep...

Gavin Strang | 507 c458 (Link to this contribution) May I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his statement about what might well be our most important...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c458 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend knows a lot about this, as in 1997 he had to pick up some of the pieces of priv...

Andrew Murrison | 507 c458 (Link to this contribution) The Minister of State missed the very important point made by the hon. Member for Lewes (Norman Bake...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c458 (Link to this contribution) I give the hon. Gentleman the reassurance he needs—that if this party forms the next Government, we ...

Eric Martlew | 507 c456 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the Minister on these excellent proposals, and on rejecting the Conservative proposal...

Louise Ellman | 507 c454 (Link to this contribution) I am delighted that the vision that the Select Committee on Transport called for is now being transl...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c453-4 (Link to this contribution) That is how you do it, Mr. Speaker. The hon. Gentleman is right that having 1,100 passengers in 400...

Speaker | 507 c454 (Link to this contribution) Order. No fewer than 26 right hon. and hon. Members are trying to contribute on this extremely impor...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c454 (Link to this contribution) The HS2 report sets out a timetable for the next few stages, with the formal consultation to begin i...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c455 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman raises a really important point. We have asked HS2 Ltd to look into what further ...

David Lidington | 507 c454 (Link to this contribution) The Minister will appreciate that for many of my constituents, today's statement will come as a pret...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c455 (Link to this contribution) We are keen to learn the lessons from the channel tunnel experience, and that includes listening to ...

Frank Dobson | 507 c455 (Link to this contribution) Does my right hon. Friend accept that, whatever the merits of the proposal as presently drafted, the...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c455-6 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments, and I take on board everything he has said. An example ...

Damian Green | 507 c455 (Link to this contribution) My constituents benefit from the existing domestic and international high speed links, but they suff...

Cheryl Gillan | 507 c457-8 (Link to this contribution) On this side of the House, we have always supported the principle of high speed rail because of the ...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c458 (Link to this contribution) I am happy to commit my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State to a meeting with the hon. Lady. He...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c456 (Link to this contribution) All our forward projections tell us that usage is going to go up on the railways. Capacity is the bi...

David Tredinnick | 507 c456 (Link to this contribution) There will be real concern in parts of the east midlands such as Hinckley and Leicester that the con...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c456 (Link to this contribution) I suspect that whatever answer I give on which line goes first will lose me the support of half the ...

Clive Betts | 507 c457 (Link to this contribution) I give an absolute welcome to the proposal for a direct line to Yorkshire through the east midlands....

Sadiq Khan | 507 c457 (Link to this contribution) At least 10,000 construction jobs will be created, along with a further 2,000 permanent jobs. The ho...

John Barrett | 507 c457 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the statement; the project will be good for jobs, for the economy and for the environment....

Sadiq Khan | 507 c457 (Link to this contribution) As ever, my hon. Friend makes a good point. When High Speed 2 Ltd was looking at where the interchan...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c457 (Link to this contribution) One of the reasons why it would be daft to begin construction of the high speed rail in 2015, while ...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c451-2 (Link to this contribution) I find that incredible! I am shocked by the hon. Lady's response. If ever evidence was required of w...

Theresa Villiers | 507 c450-1 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for advanced sight of the statement. Less than three years ago, the then Secr...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c446-50 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr. Speaker, I shall repeat a statement that my noble Friend the Secretary of State...

Norman Baker | 507 c452-3 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for today's welcome statement. Britain has trailed behind Europe for a long tim...

Speaker | 507 c452 (Link to this contribution) Order. May I interrupt the Minister of State for a moment? This has been a most curious exchange so ...

Tony Lloyd | 507 c460 (Link to this contribution) I unequivocally welcome my right hon. Friend's statement, but can he guarantee to people in the nort...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c461 (Link to this contribution) One real benefit of the high speed line is the interconnectivity between northern cities and the reg...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c459 (Link to this contribution) The current projections are for an average of £2 billion to be spent on construction each year. At t...

Jeremy Corbyn | 507 c459 (Link to this contribution) I am delighted that this scheme is coming up and I fully support the principle of the high speed rai...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c460 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman raises an important point. It would be no good and it would serve nobody if the c...

Jeremy Wright | 507 c459-60 (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister of State reassure us that the consultation process on the line of route will not b...

Ann Cryer | 507 c460 (Link to this contribution) I thank my right hon. Friend for his excellent statement, which is very welcome. The Leeds line will...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c460 (Link to this contribution) I am disappointed by the churlishness of the hon. Gentleman's question. Wales currently has less tha...

Adam Price | 507 c460 (Link to this contribution) The Minister has stressed the economic benefits from HS2, but surely the corollary is that under his...

Speaker | 507 c463 (Link to this contribution) Order. The hon. Gentleman is a bit of a cheeky chappie. He asked one question, and I was very happy ...

Andy Slaughter | 507 c463 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the statement, including the news that the London interchange will be at Old Oak in my con...

Clive Efford | 507 c464 (Link to this contribution) I too welcome the statement—especially the news of the Crossrail link with the new high speed rail l...

Jim Sheridan | 507 c462 (Link to this contribution) I, too, welcome the statement, but yet again, when a good, positive statement has implications for S...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c463 (Link to this contribution) I shall be happy to provide my hon. Friend with all that information. The trains will speed up and s...

Stephen Pound | 507 c463 (Link to this contribution) The case for the high speed rail route has been made passionately by Ealing council and persuasively...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c462 (Link to this contribution) We will be investing £15 billion in the conventional rail system over the coming period, and we are ...

Peter Soulsby | 507 c462 (Link to this contribution) It is clear from what other Members have said that high speed rail is the future, but it is not, of ...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c462 (Link to this contribution) As ever, my hon. Friend has made a couple of good points. The double-decker issue has been taken int...

Rob Marris | 507 c462 (Link to this contribution) Will High Speed 2 carriages be large enough to be duplex carriages, like the double-decker carriages...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c462 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend never misses a trick when it comes to lobbying a Minister. I am really excited about...

Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston | 507 c461-2 (Link to this contribution) I particularly welcome the Minister's announcement that the Birmingham city centre station would be ...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c461 (Link to this contribution) HS2 Ltd considered 27 sites in London, including St Pancras. One of the questions that it will consi...

Philip Hollobone | 507 c461 (Link to this contribution) Given the length of High Speed 1 and the proposed High Speed 2, it must be extremely frustrating tha...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c461 (Link to this contribution) I hope that my hon. Friend will forgive me for not being on top of the details. I shall be happy to ...

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning | 507 c461 (Link to this contribution) I strongly welcome the Government's announcement, and the Minister's earlier reply to my hon. Friend...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c461 (Link to this contribution) I shall be happy to write to the hon. Gentleman specifying the date on which the Bristol electrifica...

John Battle | 507 c464 (Link to this contribution) Although I welcome his far-sighted statement, the Minister would expect me to continue to press for ...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c464 (Link to this contribution) The alternative to a high speed connection to Leeds would be to go via Manchester, which we think wo...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c464 (Link to this contribution) High Speed 2 considered using freight on the high speed line, and one of its conclusions was that it...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c464 (Link to this contribution) One of the reasons for High Speed 2's choice of Old Oak Common was the interchange with Crossrail, t...

James Plaskitt | 507 c456 (Link to this contribution) Can my right hon. Friend tell me more about his Department's analysis of the interaction between thi...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c463 (Link to this contribution) It is worth my pointing out to the House that on a day when we have announced high speed rail for a ...

Richard Burden | 507 c458-9 (Link to this contribution) This announcement is really good news for the west midlands. The creation of a new station at Curzon...

David Heath | 507 c461 (Link to this contribution) Of course, I am delighted for the regions that will benefit from this announcement, but I remind the...

Sadiq Khan | 507 c460 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend raises a very good point. We are keen to invest in the future. One chapter in the rep...

Subjects

Costs Construction Elizabeth line Birmingham Greater London Greater Manchester Leeds High speed trains Glasgow Edinburgh Heathrow Airport East Midlands Railway stations Railways Railway network Newcastle upon Tyne Liverpool Sheffield Birmingham Airport West Midlands High Speed Two

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