Viscount Stansgate
Main Page: Viscount Stansgate (Labour - Excepted Hereditary)
Lord Davies of Gower (Con)
I thank my noble friend for that question. No, I do not accept the premise that it is being dismembered. As I said, it is a question of pragmatism and of the economic situation that we find ourselves in. The Government are taking a reasoned view to deal with it.
Viscount Stansgate (Lab)
My Lords, in the light of the Statement, can the Minister at least reassure the House that this railway line will reach Euston in the form in which it was originally intended and not stop at Old Oak Common?
Lord Davies of Gower (Con)
I can. The Government are committed to delivering the line to Euston and are currently evaluating how best to do it. I can assure the noble Viscount that the Government are committed to that.