High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill: Instruction (No. 3)

I would extend that praise to the other members of the Committee, who have dealt very well with p...

Will the Minister tell the House what effect those route changes will have on the proposed journe...

They will have no effect at all on the journey times. This is about delivering the project by and...

Will the Minister shed more light on his statement that this “would not work operationally”? What...

We looked closely at the North Pole depot site, but the Langley site is operationally more effect...

Will the Minister explain what he means by “operationally more effective”, because to any normal ...

In these matters we are advised by Network Rail, which informs us that the practicality of operat...

In considering the Langley site, what work has been done on the knock-on consequences for transpo...

Those are precisely the sort of issues that petitioners can come forward with as part of the hybr...

Will the Minister clarify that last point? Will an environmental impact study be carried out on t...

There will indeed be an environmental statement to address the impact that will arise from the 18...

It is good that these points made by homeowners have been addressed. On Old Oak Common, what comp...

Order. You can sit down and relax for a second, as I want to try to be helpful. The hon. Lady has...

The hon. Lady makes precisely the point that has already been raised by many residents about the ...

On the future-proofing issue, the Minister may possibly be aware that I have a certain interest i...

That matter does not specifically relate to measures in AP2. Where possible, we will ensure that,...

Will the Minister tell us what the total additional land take is for these provisions?

I do not have those figures to hand, but it is minimal. In most of the additional provisions, whi...

I am a little bit curious about the process. What is to prevent a ping-pong taking place, such as...

In most cases, there will be support for these changes. Indeed, as I have already said, many of t...

Does my hon. Friend accept that, from the moment of the publication of a document showing the new...

That document has been provided for the convenience of the House to help with today’s process. Th...

Is it not a great shame that once again there is going to be a truncated consultation period for ...

I am sure that my right hon. Friend realises that people go on holidays at all times of the year....

I am glad that we are holding this HS2 debate on national women in engineering day. I am sure the...

I would like to put on the record my appreciation for the Select Committee, which visited some of...

My hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of the Committee’s going to visit those place...

The hon. Lady will recall that the former Member for Holborn and St Pancras, who was a doughty ca...

Order. I think that I might be able to help. This motion does not relate to Euston, so we do not ...

I will take your direction, Mr Deputy Speaker, but there are undoubtedly issues to be tackled at ...

We are not debating the provisions; we are debating the fact that the Select Committee can receiv...

I thank the Minister for his intervention, but this is clearly an opportunity for right hon. and ...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the residents of Wells House Road and Midland Terrace should be en...

It is vital that the Minister and HS2 Ltd set out precisely the implications for the roads affect...

As I said, and I hope my hon. Friend agrees, Ministers should look again at the compensation pack...

Order. We are straying outside the area of discussion, which is very tight. There are MPs who wan...

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I thank my hon. Friend for his comments.

The Committee ri...

It is not often that I follow a Front-Bench Opposition spokesman and can say that I agree with al...

I am glad that the right hon. Lady is sharing her experience with the House. Has she seen any evi...

As the right hon. Gentleman will know, I am concentrating on Chesham and Amersham. Fortunately, o...

I share my right hon. Friend’s concern about the scope and ambition of the additional provisions,...

My hon. Friend joins me and others in saying that we do not feel well done by by HS2 Ltd and the ...

As we have heard from the Minister, high-speed rail will have a great economic impact along