High Speed rail (4)  

Just left the Chamber after statement.   Said would be devastating news for many constituents and asked what were the environmental benefits that outweighed the costs people’s quality of life and to landscape. Proposed route would mean tunnel under Old Amersham, line running near Gt Missenden church and South Heath and under or through Bacombe Lane in Wendover. Government small-scale map seems to put route   very close to hundreds of homes in Aylesbury and Stoke Mandeville. Minister promised serious consultation and mitigation measures. We’ll see. Next I need to immerse myself in the detail. ...