High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill

My Lords, Amendments 1 and 6 are also in my name. The noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw has set out the r...

My Lords, I have one question. Perhaps it is for my noble friend the Minister or perhaps it is fo...

My Lords, I find it somewhat bizarre that we should be discussing these particular amendments at ...

My Lords, I am disturbed that this amendment has come up because, first of all, we have no figure...

My Lords, I support the amendment of my noble friend Lord Bradshaw and the noble Lord, Lord Berke...

Has the noble Earl read the amendments that he has just spoken to? Amendment 1 states:

“Con...

There is a huge amount of work to be done in building HS2 and we should be able to get on with th...

I intervene to remind noble Lords that this is Report. The rules of debate state:

“On repor...

Will the noble Earl take the trouble to read the very wise words of noble Lord, Lord Brabazon, wh...

My Lords, it is nice to be thanked for one’s work. I see several Lords from the eclectic group wh...

My Lords, I echo my noble friend Lord Faulkner’s thanks to the Select Committee. There are no gre...

My Lords, after what has been said, I suppose I ought to add my thanks to the members of the Sele...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in the debate on these amendments. I join...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. First, in answer to the noble Lord, Lord Brabazo...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

2: Clause 1, page 1, line 11, at end insert—

My Lords, I draw your Lordships’ attention to my interests as declared at the Committee stage of ...

My Lords, as I am sure the noble Lord is aware, the policy regarding the disposal of surplus land...

I thank the Minister for that response. I look forward to reading it in more detail in Hansard. F...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

3: Clause 1, page 1, line 11, at end insert—

My Lords, I will speak also to the other amendments in this group. We are at the end of a very lo...

My Lords, since we appear to be merging the two groups together, I will speak briefly to Amendmen...

My Lords, I support Amendment 3, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara. Befo...

My Lords, I am surprised that yet again we are exploring the wonders of Wendover—which was one of...

Maybe my memory is deceiving me, but the mined tunnel was through chalk, was it not? There was a ...

No, I am not going to because I have just remembered—

My Lords, I am not quite sure whether I can help the noble Baroness. I asked the same question ab...

Will my noble friend answer a question that I feel I should know the answer to? How much has all ...

I am sure that the Minister, who is listening, will be able to give my noble friend a detailed an...

My Lords, I pick up the theme of my noble friend Lord Snape and express my disappointment at the ...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their participation and contributions to the debate. I am m...

I could not keep all those figures in my head. Will the Minister be able to tell us at some stage...

I referred to the specific addition, but I note what the noble Lord has said. I will write to him...

I thank all noble Lords who contributed to this brief debate. I expected to be vilified and attac...

Moved by

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

7: After Clause 34, insert the following new Clause—...

My Lords, I will speak also to the amendments tabled in my name. Amendment 7 seeks to ensure that...

My Lords, I will speak to the remaining amendments in this group, starting with Amendment 14. Fir...

My Lords, as I have not spoken before at this stage of proceedings, it is appropriate to me to pr...

I will make a few brief comments. First, I thank the Minister for the consultation that has taken...

My Lords, again I thank the noble Lords, Lord Berkeley and Lord Rosser, and the noble Baroness, L...

We are all rushing to get the latest information, but I understand from my meeting with TfL and o...

I will address those points specifically as I come to each amendment.

Amendment 14 affects ...

Moved by

Baroness Randerson

8: After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—

My Lords, Amendment 8 is in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley. It seeks to reduce...

My Lords, every time we talked about how to get the spoil from the site through to the rail holdi...

My Lords, to concur with what the noble Baroness, Lady O’Cathain, said, we did discuss this at gr...

My Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of the Rail Freight Group. I think I have some good n...

As has been said, the amendment calls for a plan to be published for each construction site in th...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I do not think there is a d...

My Lords, there is a certain irony in building a railway but not using rail to transport material...

The noble Baroness has made a point, and I would like to provide clarification. As I think that t...

I accept that point, but the noble Baroness who was a member of the committee talked about the co...

Moved by

Lord Berkeley

10: After Clause 43, insert the following new Clause—

“W...

My Lords, I promise that I will be quick. This amendment concerns the need to keep the west coast...

I think the noble Lord just spoke to Amendment 10. I am just checking to make sure.

Amendment 9 was not moved.

Although the majority of HS2 phase 1 construction work will not affect the existing railway, poss...

I am grateful to the Minister for that answer—and I am reasonably comforted. The procedures he ou...

Moved by

Viscount Astor

11: After Clause 52, insert the following new Clause—

“...

My Lords, we debated this amendment in Committee. I put it down again in the hope of getting a re...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his amendment. His comments reflect that we have clarified ...

I am very grateful for the Minister’s answer and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Moved by

Lord Snape

12: After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—

“Prot...

My Lords, I was moved to put down this amendment by a report that appeared in the Times on Saturd...

Following my noble friend’s excellent description of bats, is it true that they have found a type...

My Lords, I always say that your Lordships’ House serves as a great place of education. I praise ...

Before we move on to bats, could the Minister elaborate on enticing the badgers from their presen...

I will write to the noble Lord on that, if I may. Perhaps it will serve as an education for all o...

Is the Minister aware that, about 10 years ago, his department constructed two bat bridges in Cor...

These are merely mitigation measures. It cannot be the Department for Transport’s responsibility,...

I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply, but I warn him that I might well return to this...

Moved by

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

13: After Schedule 24, insert the following new Sche...