My right hon. Friend mentions history, but we believe we have had racing since 1800 in Market Rasen, in my constituency.

I have no financial interest in the Bill. I am not a landlord, have never been one, and have no desire to be one.

I have no financial interest in the Bill. I am not a landlord, have never been one, and have no desire to be one.

I am rather confused by my hon. Friend’s speech.

I welcome this Bill. In the light of recent experience, it seems to be an excellent idea.

Above all, there has been no impact assessment for the poor people living north of Birmingham who live on the line, whose farms have been ta

It is just amazing how we walked into this disaster: how no one questioned why HS2 was so ludicrously over-engineered, with the trains runni

I am not going to go on and on about this, but I will give way to my hon. Friend if he wishes.

I will not go further into former grief.

As a former Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, what I hate so much in politics is that people are so casual with the expenditure of