My right hon. Friend is absolutely right that all major infrastructure projects are controversial. Would he like to reflect on where he thinks the great city of Leeds would be today had we not built the M1?
High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Alec Shelbrooke
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 June 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill.
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2013-14
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