High Speed Rail

Andrew Selous Excerpts
Monday 28th January 2013

(11 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his support and for his attendance at last week’s meeting of the all-party parliamentary group on high speed rail. I can give him that assurance. As I said earlier, this is the start of the process, not the end. We want to get the maximum possible value out of the investment.

Andrew Selous Portrait Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con)
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On a number of recent occasions, trains pulling into Leighton Buzzard station have been so full that no passenger has been able to get from the platform on to the train. Will HS2 help them?

Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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I very much hope so. My hon. Friend makes a point about the important need for greater capacity, and I will look in great detail at how the issue may affect his constituents.