The noble Lord said that this mined tunnel would not, in effect, make much difference as far as the journey is concerned. Would he be interested in knowing—I have just been assured by an expert that these facts are correct—that out of the 210 kilometres of the high-speed line, no less than 47 kilometres are already in tunnels? If he does not mind me saying so, that is more than enough.
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Snape
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 10 January 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill.
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