High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill

Debate between Greg Knight and Cheryl Gillan

Wednesday 23rd March 2016 Commons Chamber

[Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con)]

I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. Is not new clause 7 actually defective? There does not appear to be any duty to replant trees that have died.

[Mrs Gillan]

My right hon. Friend makes a valid point. He will notice that there are a large number of amendments on the Order Paper in my name. I have not had the advantage of parliamentary draftsmen; I have had only lawyers, friends and my own wits, with the Clerks of the House to fall back on. However, I think that as a probing amendment, new clause 7 will make its point.