"9. Whether the introduction of a statutory register of lobbyists will require any changes to the Standing Orders of the House. ..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"Will the Deputy Leader of the House explain why progress in establishing a statutory register seems to have been so slow?..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"In the event of separation, what incentive would there be for the rest-of-the-UK Government to extend high-speed rail beyond Manchester to Carlisle and further north?..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for this short debate, Mr Havard. I thank hon. Members for their attendance this afternoon and for their possible participation but, given the short time, I hope there will be only a few interventions.
"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I could not agree more with his sentiments. There is huge potential in opening up the gateway to continental Europe, but we have failed so far to fulfil that potential.
It was refreshing to read in the coalition’s programme for government in …..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his helpful intervention. The Minister will no doubt want to respond to his suggestion, because high-speed rail should be for the whole UK, not just part of it.
Any interim measures to speed up conventional transport links on the west coast main line will …..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for her comment, and no doubt the Minister will want to pick that up. My view is certainly that we must consider not just the west coast main line option, but the whole UK. The case for high-speed rail is central not peripheral, and is …..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"My hon. Friend anticipates part of my argument. I will cover that later.
Turning to public sector infrastructure, there has been criticism about Scotland being overdependent on the public sector. Surely a high-speed link to Scotland would enhance the opportunities for the private sector and provide a greater balance within …..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"Absolutely; I could not agree more. HS2 should be a phased programme, hopefully with an accelerated time scale.
The Scottish Minister for Housing and Transport, Keith Brown, is right about the need for HSR to reach Scotland, but he is clearly stronger in economics than in politics. By implication, he …..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"The evidence indicates quite clearly that a quantum modal shift from air to train would be achieved if the journey time could be two to two and a half hours. With a journey time of three and a half hours, there would still be a propensity to go for air …..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech