Select Committee · Transport Committee

HS2: progress update

Status: Open Opened: 1 Jul 2021
Inquiry scopeThis 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

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Date Session and witnesses Source
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 ↗

Who gave evidence

21 witnesses

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WitnessOrganisationSessions
Mark Thurston · Chief Executive HS2 Ltd 4
Huw Merriman · Minister of State for Rail Department for Transport 2
Alan Over · Director General, Major Rail Projects Group, Senior Responsible Owner for High Speed 2 Programme Department for Transport 1
Andy Street CBE · Mayor West Midlands Combined Authority 1
Ben Still · Managing Director West Yorkshire Combined Authority 1
Clive Maxwell · Second Permanent Secretary Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 1
Dean Creamer CBE · Chief Executive Building Digital UK 1
Dr Rachel Giles · Evidence and Planning Programme Manager Cheshire Wildlife Trust 1
Kathleen Covill · Principal Specialist for Land Use (HS2) Natural England 1
Mark Wild · Chief Executive Officer HS2 Ltd 1
Nigel Harris · Co-host Green Signals podcast 1
Professor Andrew McNaughton · Former Technical Director HS2 Ltd 1
Rebecca Pullinger · Lead Policy Advocate for Planning The Woodland Trust 1
Richard Bowker CBE · Co-host Green Signals podcast 1
Richard Morris 1
Sir Jon Thompson KCB · Executive Chair High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd 1
The Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE · Minister of State for Rail Department for Transport 1
Tom Worsley CBE · Visiting Fellow Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds 1
Tracy Brabin MP · Mayor West Yorkshire Combined Authority 1
Trevor Gould 1
Trevor Parkin 1

Correspondence

23 letters

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PublishedDirectionLetter
22 May 2024 Correspondence to the Secretary of State for Transport relating to HS2 and Handsacre Junction, dated 10 April 2024
22 May 2024 Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to HS2 and Handsacre Junction, dated 16 May 2024
17 Apr 2024 Correspondence to Executive Chair, HS2 Ltd relating to road safety audits, dated 29 February 2024
17 Apr 2024 Correspondence from the Executive Chair, HS2 Ltd relating to road safety audits, 29 March 2024
20 Mar 2024 Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to HS2 and Handsacre Junction, dated 11 March 2024
20 Mar 2024 Correspondence from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Transport relating to HS2 and Handsacre Junction, dated 22 January 2024
21 Feb 2024 Correspondence from the Executive Chair, HS2 Ltd relating to follow-up evidence from 10 January 2024, dated 16 February 2024
31 Jan 2024 Correspondence from the Minister for Rail relating to HS2 evidence session, dated 24 January 2024
31 Jan 2024 Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the appointment of Chief Executive Officer for HS2 Ltd, dated 24 January 2024
24 Jan 2024 Correspondence from the Minister for Rail relating to HS2 Phase 2a safeguarding update, dated 18 January 2024
4 Jan 2024 Correspondence from the Executive Chair, HS2 Ltd relating to road safety audit process, dated 23 November 2023
4 Jan 2024 Correspondence to the Executive Chair, HS2 Ltd relating to road safety audit process, dated 19 November 2023
20 Oct 2023 Correspondence from the Chief Executive Officer, HS2 Ltd relating to HS2 progress update, dated 13 December 2022
12 Jul 2023 Correspondence from the Rail Minister relating to High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill - Additional Provision 2 Deposit, dated 3 July 2023
28 Jun 2023 Correspondence from the Minister for Rail, Department for Transport, relating to publication of the HS2 Parliamentary Report, dated 19 June 2023
20 Jun 2023 Correspondence from the Chief Executive, HS2 Ltd, relating to follow-up evidence from 18 May 2023, dated 15 June 2023
20 Jun 2023 Correspondence from Minister for Rail, Department for Transport, relating to follow-up evidence from 18 May 2023, dated 15 June 2023
20 Jun 2023 Correspondence from the Minister for Rail, Department for Transport, relating to appointment of non-executive directors to HS2 Ltd, dated 15 June 2023
6 Jun 2023 Correspondence from Secretary of State for Transport, relating to HS2 Phase 2b, eastern leg, safeguarding regulations, dated 23 May 2023
22 Feb 2023 Correspondence from the Minister of State for Rail, relating to the appointment of new Chair for HS2 Ltd Board, dated 10 February 2023
22 Feb 2023 Correspondence from the Chief Executive, HS2 Ltd, relating to biodiversity metrics and environmental mitigations, dated 9 February 2023
23 Nov 2022 Correspondence from the Director General, HS2, Department for Transport, relating to HS2: progress update, dated 11 November 2022
22 Mar 2022 Correspondence from Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport, relating to publication of HS2 progress update report, dated 16 March 2022