Examination of Witnesses (Questions 8531
- 8539)
8531. CHAIRMAN: Mr Straker, as I understand
it, you have produced a statement which we have a copy of and
this is supported by a number of other local authorities, and
I think you list the ones which have been involved in your generic
discussions, but I think specifically that Brentwood and Kensington
and Chelsea support you today.
The Petitions of London Borough of Havering,
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, and Brentwood Borough
Council
8532. MR STRAKER: My Lord, that is so.
8533. CHAIRMAN: Do you want to say anything
about your Petition or will this be covered?
8534. MR STRAKER: My Lord, what I want
to say today is sufficiently covered in this statement which you
have which I was proposing to go through, with your Lordship's
leave.
8535. CHAIRMAN: Please do, yes, so we
can put the Petition away.
8536. MR STRAKER: It refers to one or
two other documents which, I trust, your Lordships will have and
I shall refer to them in due course, but, if I go through this,
your Lordships will see other matters.
8537. CHAIRMAN: They can be put up on
the screen anyway.
8538. MR STRAKER: My Lord, if I begin
with this statement, therefore, your Lordships will see that the
London Borough of Havering have from the outset of the Crossrail
Bill, on behalf of a number of other local authorities, been discussing
with Crossrail the issues of Environmental Minimum Requirements
and noise from fixed installations. Those authorities include
the City Corporation, Westminster City Council, the Royal Borough
of Kensington and Chelsea, Brentwood Borough Council, the London
Borough of Camden and the London Borough of Newham. The issues
were brought forward by Havering in the Commons Select Committee
proceedings and the ongoing discussions have resulted in agreements,
meaning that I am pleased to report that today all I need to do
is explain those agreements to your Lordships and put down one
or two markers for the record.
8539. CHAIRMAN: Mr Straker, could I just
take this opportunity of saying that you are the first, if I may
describe it, of the generic councils who have actually appeared
before the Committee. I think we are all immensely grateful to
all of you for taking on your various roles in dealing with these
subjects; it must have saved a colossal amount of time, I am sure
it took a great deal of work, and we are really very grateful
to you and, through you, to the others who did the same.
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