West Coast Main Line Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Department for Transport
Monday 15th October 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

As I do not want to incur your wrath, Mr Speaker, perhaps I should refer my right hon. Friend to the answer that I gave to the right hon. Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Frank Dobson) a few moments ago. I also addressed this issue in one of my first major speeches, in which I outlined the importance of this particular piece of infrastructure to the United Kingdom.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
- Hansard - -

I am always very interested to hear what the Secretary of State has to say on this subject, as he will readily appreciate.