Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill

Thanks, but let me remind the hon. Gentleman that on 20 February 1996, it was the Conservative Government who had the vision and awarded the contract to put that in place. They awarded the contract to London and Continental Railways Limited to build and operate the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Who would have dreamed that we would see 186 mph travel from the UK to France and beyond, as well as on domestic services. Certainly anyone using domestic services at the moment could hardly have dreamed of that.