Stakeholders give evidence on the future of HS2 to Committee

27 Jan 2020 10:54 AM

The Economic Affairs Committee will follow-up on its 2019 Report "Rethinking High Speed 2", examining the challenges the project faces, what the alternative options for rail investment are, and what the implications of scrapping HS2 would be.

• Report: Rethinking High Speed 2 (HTML)
• Report: Rethinking High Speed 2 (PDF)
• Inquiry: The Economic Case for HS2
• Economic Affairs Committee
• Parliament TV: The Economic Case for HS2

Witnesses

Tuesday 28 February in Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster

At 3.35pm

• Lord Tony Berkeley, Former Deputy Chair of Oakervee HS2 Review
• Michael Byng, Quantity Surveyor and Construction Economist

At 4:35pm

• Barry White, Chief Executive Officer, Transport for the North
• Maria Machancoses, Director, Midlands Connect

Likely questions

• What is your estimate of the overall economic impact of HS2 on the UK economy?
• To reduce the cost of the project, where can the most effective savings be made?
• Do you agree with Sir Terry Morgan, former chairman of HS2 Ltd, that it was a mistake to call it ‘High Speed 2’?
• What “shovel-ready” alternatives are there to HS2 for rail investment in the midlands and the North of England?
• Should HS2 go ahead regardless of cost? At what point does the project become too expensive?
• What are the main environmental challenges that HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail and the Midlands Engine must face up to if they proceed in full?

Further Information

• About Parliament: Select Committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch Committees