Examination of Witnesses (Questions 1972
- 1979)
Ordered: that Counsel and Parties be called in.
1972. CHAIRMAN: Good morning, everybody.
Ms Lieven, are you going to tell us about the ORR? There is one
other thing that has happened to me overnight, and that is I have
read the paper on Directional Noise Sound from Ventilation Shafts,
of which I have had a copy, but I think nobody else among our
team has. It is one of the things that has been raised, I see,
in the Tower Hamlets' Petition at paragraphs 31 and 32. I just
wonder: have they seen it?
The Petition of the London Borough of
Tower Hamlets
1973. MS LIEVEN: Have they seen the letter
that went to your Lordship last night? I do not know, my Lord.
Mr Mould is dealing with Tower Hamlets and, also, dealing with
the ORR statement, so if I hand over to him, he will be in a better
position to answer your Lordship's questions than I.
1974. CHAIRMAN: Will you in due time,
Mr Mould?
1975. MR MOULD: My Lord, certainly.
1976. CHAIRMAN: I think it is quite an
interesting document once you realise that an "NSR"
is a Noise Sensitive Receptor, because you are nowhere told so.
1977. MR MOULD: Unfortunately, I think
it is generally the experience one has in reading technical documents
that the person writing them assumes that we are all as well-versed
as they are in the technical aspects of the case, including all
the jargon. It is a perennial problem of counsel.
1978. CHAIRMAN: We will see how we get
on. Let us have the railways.
1979. MR MOULD: What I have for the Committee
is a short statement on the Crossrail Access Option and, in particular,
as I anticipated yesterday afternoon, as your Lordships will recall,
on the opening day of the Committee your Lordships asked about
the progress by the Office of Rail Regulation in considering the
joint application by the Department for Transport and Network
Rail for approval to the access option of Crossrail services.
I am pleased to report that the Office of Rail Regulation yesterday
afternoon published its proposed decision in relation to that
matter. There now follows a fortnight for any comments on major
matters such as new information or factual inaccuracies, and at
the end of that time the Office of Rail Regulation hopes to issue
its decision—that is to say, by the end of this month.
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