Some recent Parliamentary written answers
Q 45041: Jim Cunningham Labour, Coventry South on: 05 September 2016 To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what...
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HS2 report is ‘Stating the bleeding obvious’, but will anyone listen?
Today, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has published another report on HS2. Like many previous reports, including...
Freight and HS2’s built-in obsolescence
The Beleben blog recently looked at Network Rail’s draft Freight Network Study consultation document. This was published in August (deadline...
HS2 – still struggling for a solution at Euston
From 51M: It is hard to say with confidence how many design revisions there have been with respect to...
HS2 Ltd CEO Simon Kirby to quit.
Simon Kirby, the highest paid civil servant in the country is to quit as Chief Executive at HS2 Ltd...
DfT are ‘marking their own homework’ on HS2 says Lords Committee
Yesterday (8th September 2016) Lord Hollick, the Chair of the Lords Economic Affairs Committee, reminded Chancellor Philip Hammond MP...
Network Fail: Getting UK Rail Back on Track
Today, the Adam Smith Institute published their latest report “Network Fail: Getting UK Rail Back on Track”. While much...
The choice between an unnecessary train and very necessary housing
By Madeleine Wahlberg You will have seen the dreadful destruction from the recent earthquake in middle Italy. As well...
House of Lords Petitioning continues
Following on from a site visit to Camden yesterday, the House of Lords select committee are continuing to hear...
HS2 makes carbon reductions harder
As the Paris Agreement once again hits the news headlines, its worth pointing out that HS2 will lead to...