High Speed Rail (West Midlands– Crewe) Bill - Motion to Agree

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:15 pm on 25 February 2020.

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Photo of Lord Grocott Lord Grocott Labour 3:15, 25 February 2020

My Lords, like my noble friend Lord Blunkett, I feel slightly disorientated in agreeing wholeheartedly with my noble friend Lord Adonis. I particularly agree with his point about needing some clarity about 2b. I slightly wondered whether the Prime Minister had introduced reference to 2b just so that he could make his gag about “2b or not 2b”. The crucial thing is how long that reconsideration or re-examination will take. Of all the questions the Minister has had thrown at her, perhaps she can at least give a specific answer to the question: how long will that take and when will it start?