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High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill

Debate between Lord Birt and Earl Attlee
Thursday 14th April 2016

(8 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee (Con)
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My Lords, my counsel on this matter is that we are pushing the Minister a bit far from what he should comment on. These are matters of procedure and of how we manage the business. We should be satisfied with what the Minister has already undertaken to do for us.

Lord Birt Portrait Lord Birt
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Before the Minister moves on, the figures he quoted on investment are extremely welcome. I recognise that it may be difficult to respond to the question I asked earlier, but will he agree to provide an analysis of the investment not just in HS2 but in other forms of transport infrastructure as a share of GDP? Manifestly, the figures he quoted will be a very small percentage of GDP over the span of the project.

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