First Lords Hybrid Bill oral evidence session today
The first oral evidence session of the House of Lords HS2 Hybrid Bill Select Committee will be today, with...
Author: Penny
As the Queen opens Parliament
It’s the state opening of Parliament today, with the Queen’s Speech laying out the legislative programme for the next...
“Nothing in this Bill… responds to the concerns we raised”
Speech by Lord Rowe-Beddoe in the House of Lords Second Reading Debate, 14th April 2016....
Some recent written answers
Recently Antoinette Sandbach, Conservative MP for Eddisbury, asked a series of written questions about HS2 including questions on...
Some recent news items
Transport Network: Top mandarin carries out second major HS2 cost review
Independent: French railways invest in 700mph inter-city...
Selecting the House of Lords Select Committee
From the House of Lords Order Paper for 5th May 2016:
High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill The...
Meadowhall Mush
This week, the Sheffield Star published an article about why the Meadowhall site for the Sheffield HS2 station...
820 petitions
The House of Lords HS2 Hybrid Bill website now has a list of the petitions accepted – there were...
“The recurring theme from HS2 is to give as little information as possible”
Speech by Lord Berkeley in the House of Lords Second Reading Debate, 14th April 2016. From Hansard.
My Lords, first, I...
Petition receipts being sent
The House of Lords Hybrid Bill select committee received well over 800 petitions in total.
Writing to petitioners last week,...