All 1 Debates between Charles Walker and Baroness Bray of Coln

High-Speed Rail

Debate between Charles Walker and Baroness Bray of Coln
Thursday 31st March 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Westminster Hall
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Baroness Bray of Coln Portrait Angie Bray
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Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

Charles Walker Portrait Mr Charles Walker (in the Chair)
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Order. We are now in the 11th minute of the right hon. Gentleman’s speech. If hon. Members wish to speak they should stop intervening. If they do not want to speak, they can continue to intervene.

Baroness Bray of Coln Portrait Angie Bray
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I will be very brief. The right hon. Gentleman’s case seems to be that we should never do anything on the basis that we might not be absolutely certain about it. Sometimes projects have to be started. If we never start a project, we will never get any progress.