Select Committee on the Crossrail Bill Minutes of Evidence


Examination of Witnesses (Questions 11580 - 11599)

  11580. CHAIRMAN: All this is highly complex.

  11581. MR MOULD: Yes, we will do that.

  11582. CHAIRMAN: We are going to look awfully silly if we take out 258 and cross it out.

  11583. MR MOULD: I could see that would not look well. We will have another look at it and try and come back tomorrow.

  11584. CHAIRMAN: You have explained what it is all about, you need not do it again but I do not think I am happy with this list.

  11585. MR MOULD: No. My principal concern in explaining that was clearly to explain the function of the new provisions of Clause 16 which are the most substantial aspect of this.

The Petition of Woodseer and Hanbury Residents Association

  11586. CHAIRMAN: I am sure my colleagues and I are perfectly happy with that, but if we are going to make the amendments we need to make sure the parliamentary counsel has got it absolutely right.

  11587. MR MOULD: We will check that. I do apologise for the fact that was wrong. Can I say, while I am on my feet, returning to the announcements you made at the beginning of this afternoon's session, I am told we are hoping to be able to provide a response to that tomorrow morning.

  11588. CHAIRMAN: Good. I think that is probably the only piece of progress we are going to be able to make in the case of the rail freight petition without treading on the toes of the ORR.

  11589. MR MOULD: We will respond back on that.

  11590. CHAIRMAN: The studios are not coming?

  11591. MR MOULD: The studios are not coming so today's business, I think, is now complete.

  11592. CHAIRMAN: No, it is not. It is very far from it. We have Spitalfields back again at half past five.

  11593. MR MOULD: I think I must have had something for lunch today. I do apologise, yes, of course, we have by no means completed. We have Mr Carpenter and Woodseer and Hanbury Street.

  11594. LORD YOUNG OF NORWOOD GREEN: It was a good attempt on your part to leave early.

  11595. MR MOULD: Yes. We resume again I think in that respect at half past five.

  11596. CHAIRMAN: At 5.30 and it is going to have to be time limited because we have it booked 5.30 to 7.30 and I do not think we better go on beyond on that.

  11597. MR MOULD: I do not think there would be much appetite for going on beyond that.

  11598. CHAIRMAN: Very well. We will adjourn until 5.30pm.

The Committee adjourned at 4.00pm until 5.30pm

Ordered that Counsel and Parties be called in.

The following Petition against the Bill was read:

The Petition of Woodseer and Hanbury Residents Association.

MS BAL KHELA appeared on behalf of the Petitioner.

MR GUY CARPENTER appeared as Agent.

  11599. CHAIRMAN: Mr Elvin, I do not know whether you know which aspect of the Spitalfields Petitions this is dealing with. I know they very sensibly divided it up.

The Petition of Woodseer and Hanbury Residents Association



 
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