Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
High Speed 2: 2022 Spring Update
Closed
Opened 22 Mar 2022
Closed 3 Feb 2023
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Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Committee has previously reported, following its HS2 inquiry updates in 2020 and 2021, that the High-Speed 2 rail project was “badly off course” with project managers “blindsided by contact with reality” and raised serious concerns about the official account that had been provided to the Committee, over time, of the project’s health. The Committee will question Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport and Mark Thurston, Chief Executive of HS2 Ltd, on latest progress, costs and timing estimates for the whole remaining programme. If you have evidence on the current state of the HS2 programme please submit it here by 6pm on Monday 9 May 2022.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 22 March 2022.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 16 May 2022
- 3 witnesses
Recent activity
- Correspondence from The Rt Hon. Mark Harper MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, re Publication of High Speed Two (HS2) Parliamentary Report, dated 27 October 20228 November 2022, Correspondence
- Correspondence from Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, re Follow-up to PAC hearing, High Speed 2: 2022 Spring Update, dated 28 July 20228 September 2022, Correspondence
- Correspondence from Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, re Follow-up to PAC hearing, High Speed 2: 2022 Spring Update, dated 30 May 20229 June 2022, Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2022 |
HS2 2022 Spring Update
Bernadette Kelly · Department for Transport,
Clive Maxwell · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero,
Mark Thurston · HS2 Ltd
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Bernadette Kelly · Permanent Secretary | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Clive Maxwell · Second Permanent Secretary | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 1 |
| Mark Thurston · Chief Executive | HS2 Ltd | 1 |
Correspondence
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