It is absolutely the Government's expectation that freight will use High Speed 1, but the hon. Gentleman should know that in this country freight is an entirely commercial operation. Any freight movements on High Speed 1 will therefore have to be commercial. I am sure that that is welcomed in all parts of the House.
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Tom Harris
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 17 January 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill.
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