Railways: High-speed Rail

Lord Shipley Excerpts

Tuesday 10th January 2012 Lords Chamber

[Earl Attlee]

My Lords, I have to declare a slight interest—not only am I the Earl Attlee; I am also Viscount Prestwood, because my grandfather lived in the village of Prestwood. The noble Lord asked about the environmental impact assessment. As he points out, that will be produced later on. However, it is a very detailed document. There has been some sustainability assessment of the proposed route, but the environmental impact assessment will be very detailed and look at how we will deal with every adverse impact. That will come along with the hybrid Bill.

[Lord Shipley]

My Lords, in welcoming the announcement—

[Lord Shutt of Greetland]

My Lords, I am afraid that we are out of time.