He is shocked by that. I do not necessarily agree with his pessimism about Crossrail coming to fruition. I hope that it will do so as quickly as humanly possible, for the benefit of everyone in London and, indeed, the whole country.
I should like to talk about business improvement districts. My hon. Friend the Member for Northampton, South paid tribute to the right hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Mr. Raynsford) for introducing those provisions—
Business Rate Supplements Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lee Scott
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 12 January 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Business Rate Supplements Bill.
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