My Friend or his ministerial colleague told me that the Government would not consider extending HS1 north until 2012. That is a tragedy because its extension would make a transformational impact. I have just come back from Taiwan, where a high-speed railway was opened in April. All domestic flying has stopped in Taiwan because it makes sense for people to travel on that railway.
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 November 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill.
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