Report Stage in House of Lords
The HS2 Phase 1 bill reaches Report Stage in the House of Lords today – this is described as...
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Government and that Natural England report
Last week, the Government produced their response to the Lords HS2 Select Committee report. For many environmentalists, the Government’s...
The Joke that is HS2 – Again
Andy Parsons brought up HS2 on the News Quiz last week. Though he go ‘million’ and ‘billion’ mixed up, it’s a great excuse to add it to our comedy playlist
“Why on earth are you going ahead with this project?”
Last week, the House of Lords Grand Committee met to discuss the HS2 Hybrid Bill, over two days to...
HS2 is “scarcely worth the candle” says Treasury Committee chair
North West Tonight reports from the consultation roadshow in Crewe earlier this month.
Typical Government Response to HS2 Report
The Government have published their response to the report of the Lords HS2 Hybrid Bill Committee. Whilst...
The Road Amendment issue
One of the issues discussed at length on last week’s Grand Committee stage was the amendment proposed by the...
Oral Answers on HS2 Costs
As well as the two long discussions on the HS2 bill in the House of Lords this week, the...
HS2 Bill committee stage – Part 2
As Tuesday’s Bill Committee stage did not get through all the Amendments tabled, there will be a continuation this...
HS2 Ltd admit they lied about how many homes are impacted
Since the announcement to change the route of Phase 2b of HS2 through Yorkshire, there has been one ‘fact’...