I can certainly give an assurance to the noble Lord, Lord Birt, that we are making haste, and we will make an announcement soon. I know I have said that on previous occasions, but I mean it and a statement will come soon.
I have made this point before, but I will make it in a different way. There a…
My Lords, the Minister may recall that I spent six years at No. 10 as Tony Blair’s strategy adviser. I spent a year of my time there, with the team of officials, looking at national transport infrastructure—road and rail. We quickly identified that we have by far the worst road and rail infrastructu…
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My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for setting out the provisions of the instrument for us, and to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for bringing forward this amendment. I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to the debate. As the noble Lord, Lord Birt, said, we are a remarkably united Ho…
My Lords, I rise in a warm glow of unusual universal support from all corners of your Lordships’ House. Adding to the consensus from the Public Accounts Committee, the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee and—as the noble Earl, Lord Russell, mentioned—the Climate Change Committee, we have heard …