Railways: Crossrail Debate

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Railways: Crossrail

Lord Teverson Excerpts
Wednesday 23rd June 2010

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, the answer is here somewhere in my brief. I assure the noble Lord that British industry is heavily involved in the Crossrail project. Some firms are based outside the UK but the roles are based inside the UK.

Lord Teverson Portrait Lord Teverson
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My Lords, can the Minister assure us that long-distance train services from south Wales and the south-west of England will not be disrupted during the construction of the Crossrail project?

Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, it will be clear that there must be some impact—I cannot say that there will be none—but the work will be carefully managed to minimise the impact on the travelling public.