High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill

Debate between Mike Thornton and Steve Barclay

Thursday 31st October 2013 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Barclay]

I thank the hon. Gentleman for the generous spirit in which he is taking interventions. To support my parliamentary neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Mr Jackson), I point out to colleagues who take issue with his intervention that paragraph 15 of the National Audit Office report on HS1 concluded that

“the project is not value for money.”

Key finding 6 states that although passenger numbers grew, they were below expectations and estimates were inflated.

[Mike Thornton]

Perhaps I should limit the number of interventions I take.