Select Committee · Transport Committee

HS2: progress update

Status: Open Opened: 1 Jul 2021

This one-off evidence session will consider the real time progress of HS2 and explore the social and economic effects of the railway line in the West Midlands. This session will evaluate the current progress HS2 has made.

Oral evidence sessions

8 sessions
Date Witnesses
20 May 2026 Dean Creamer CBE · Building Digital UK, Mark Wild · HS2 Ltd, The Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE · Department for Transport View ↗
10 Jan 2024 Sir Jon Thompson KCB · High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd View ↗
30 Nov 2023 Alan Over · Department for Transport, Huw Merriman · Department for Transport, Trevor Gould, Trevor Parkin View ↗
8 Nov 2023 Nigel Harris · Green Signals podcast, Professor Andrew McNaughton · HS2 Ltd, Richard Bowker CBE · Green Signals podcast, Richard Morris, Tom Worsley CBE · Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds View ↗
18 May 2023 Huw Merriman · Department for Transport, Mark Thurston · HS2 Ltd View ↗
2 Nov 2022 Clive Maxwell · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Dr Rachel Giles · Cheshire Wildlife Trust, Kathleen Covill · Natural England, Mark Thurston · HS2 Ltd, Rebecca Pullinger · The Woodland Trust View ↗
24 Feb 2022 Ben Still · West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Mark Thurston · HS2 Ltd, Tracy Brabin MP · West Yorkshire Combined Authority View ↗
14 Jul 2021 Andy Street CBE · West Midlands Combined Authority, Mark Thurston · HS2 Ltd View ↗

Correspondence

23 letters
DateDirectionTitle
22 May 2024 Correspondence to the Secretary of State for Transport relating to HS2 and Hand…
22 May 2024 Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to HS2 and Ha…
17 Apr 2024 Correspondence from the Executive Chair, HS2 Ltd relating to road safety audits…
17 Apr 2024 Correspondence to Executive Chair, HS2 Ltd relating to road safety audits, date…
20 Mar 2024 Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to HS2 and Ha…
20 Mar 2024 Correspondence from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Transport relating …
21 Feb 2024 Correspondence from the Executive Chair, HS2 Ltd relating to follow-up evidence…
31 Jan 2024 Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the appoin…
31 Jan 2024 Correspondence from the Minister for Rail relating to HS2 evidence session, dat…
24 Jan 2024 Correspondence from the Minister for Rail relating to HS2 Phase 2a safeguarding…
4 Jan 2024 Correspondence from the Executive Chair, HS2 Ltd relating to road safety audit …
4 Jan 2024 Correspondence to the Executive Chair, HS2 Ltd relating to road safety audit pr…
20 Oct 2023 Correspondence from the Chief Executive Officer, HS2 Ltd relating to HS2 progre…
12 Jul 2023 Correspondence from the Rail Minister relating to High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manc…
28 Jun 2023 Correspondence from the Minister for Rail, Department for Transport, relating t…
20 Jun 2023 Correspondence from the Minister for Rail, Department for Transport, relating t…
20 Jun 2023 Correspondence from Minister for Rail, Department for Transport, relating to fo…
20 Jun 2023 Correspondence from the Chief Executive, HS2 Ltd, relating to follow-up evidenc…
6 Jun 2023 Correspondence from Secretary of State for Transport, relating to HS2 Phase 2b,…
22 Feb 2023 Correspondence from the Chief Executive, HS2 Ltd, relating to biodiversity metr…