From the Public Accounts Committee session The uncorrected transcript of the entire session can be read here. The Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd...
Public Accounts Committee – HS2 business model is from ‘Field of Dreams’ HS2 has been torn apart again by the Public Accounts Committee, with Chris Heaton-Harris MP saying “The HS2 business...
Public Accounts Committee to grill HS2 Ltd and DfT This afternoon, the Public Accounts Committee are holding an evidence session into HS2. This follows on from the damning...
Some recent written answers on HS2 Parliamentary Written answers on HS2 on June 3rd 2013. Treasury: High Speed 2 Railway Line Mrs Gillan: To...
Aspiring to Amber/red BBC News Report from Saturday 25th May confirming that the Major Projects Authority categorised HS2 as Amber/Red* status. This...
Report shows case for HS2 has been manufactured, is out of control and will cost £53bn. Just three days after Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin presented a Paving Bill to Parliament which asks...
As expected, McLoughlin asks for a blank cheque with no accountability to blow on HS2. The Government have published their High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, without saying how much extra money they actually want...
A year on: Damning MPA report on HS2 still secret A year ago, we reported that the Major Projects Authority (MPA) rated the HS2 project as needing ‘urgent action’...
Crossrail and HS2 – from last week’s transport questions From Hansard for Thursday 25th April. Earlier discussion included East Coast Main Line franchise. Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):...
HS2 cost passes £40bn, with £1bn to be spent before a vote takes place. Written answers in the House of Commons have put the cost of the HS2 rail project at £41.25 billion,...