Christopher Chope
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(10 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
Order. I gently say to the Secretary of State, which Back Bencher does he not want me to take? He can point them out and it will make my job much easier, if we are going to take so long.
Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con)
When the Secretary of State made his remarks earlier about the sudden resignation of the chief executive of HS2 from his £660,000 a year job, did he take into account the fact that the project is delayed by at least five years and that the costs have quadrupled? Will he also take into account the fact that the cost plus basis of contracts is now one of the main reasons for the increased costs?
Mr Speaker
Order. It is topicals. You know better than anyone, Sir Christopher, as an experienced gentleman.