House of Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Session 2013 - 14
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House of Commons

Tuesday 9 July 2013

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill

[FIRST AND SECOND SITTINGS]

Mr Simon Burns

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 9

July) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 9 July;

(b)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 11 July;

(c)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 16 July;

(d)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 18 July;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 9 July
Until no later than
London Borough of

10.00 am
Camden

Nottingham City Council

Tuesday 9 July
Until no later than
Manchester City Council

11.00 pm
Staffordshire County

Council

Geoff Inskip, on behalf of

Centro and Passenger

Transport Executive Group

Tuesday 9 July
Until no later than
Professor John Tomaney,

11.25 am
Professor of Urban and

Regional Planning,

University College London

Tuesday 9 July
Until no later than
51m

3.00 pm
HS2 Action Alliance

Stop HS2

Tuesday 9 July
Until no later than
Sheffield City Region Local

4.00 pm
Enterprise Partnership

Birmingham City Council

Tuesday 9 July
Until no later than
Network Rail

4.30 pm
Greengauge 21

Tuesday 9 July
Until not later
Country Land & Business

than 5.00 pm
Association

Campaign to Protect Rural

England

Thursday 11 July
Until no later than
British Chambers of

12.30 pm
Commerce

Transport Scotland

Thursday 11 July
Until no later than
Campaign for Better

2.30 pm
Transport

Passenger Focus

Thursday 11 July
Until no later than
Institute of Civil Engineers

3.30 pm
Crossrail Ltd

HS1 Limited

Thursday 11 July
Until no later than
Rail Freight Group

4.00 pm

Thursday 11 July
Until no later than
Department for Transport

4.45 pm
HS2 Limited

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 9 July 2013
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High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, continued

(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall (so far as not

previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday 18

July.

Mr Simon Burns

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted

Agreed to

Mr Simon Burns

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 9 July 2013
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High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, continued

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Councillor Sarah Hayward, Leader, London Borough of Camden; Councillor Jane

Urquart, Portfolio for Planning and Transport, Nottingham City Council.

Sir Richard Leese, Manchester City Council; Councillor Mark Winnington, Cabinet

Member for Economy and Infrastructure, Staffordshire County Council; Geoff Inskip,

Chief Executive (Centro), and Passenger Transport Executive Group.

Professor John Tomaney, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University College

London.

Councillor Martin Tett, Leader of Buckinghamshire County Council, 51m; Emma Crane,

Scottish Parliamentary Liaison Officer, HS2 Action Alliance; Joe Rukin, Stop HS2.

Ben Still, Sheffield Local Enterprise Partnership; Chris Tunstall, Director of

Sustainability, Transportation and Partnerships, Birmingham City Council.

Paul Plummer, Board Director for Strategy and Planning, Network Rail; Rupert Walker,

Head of High Speed Rail Development, Network Rail; Jim Steer, Director, Greengauge

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Harry Cotterell, President, Country Land and Business Association; Andrew Shirley,

CLA Chief Surveyor, Country Land and Business Association; Ralph Smyth, Senior

Transport Campaigner, Barrister, Campaign to Protect Rural England.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 11.30 am



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