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HS2 and Euston: Recall

Status: Closed Opened: 31 Jul 2023 Closed: 3 Apr 2024 3 recommendations 29 conclusions 1 report

In July 2023, the Committee reported that the Department for Transport (DfT) does not know what it is trying to achieve with the High Speed 2 station at Euston, despite spending over eight years planning and designing it. Construction work at Euston was paused for two years in March 2023. The Committee has called on …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Tenth Report - HS2 and Euston HC 67 7 Feb 2024 32 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
28 Recommendation Tenth Report - HS2 and Euston Rejected

Balancing fairness to taxpayers and affected individuals crucial for Phase 2 land disposal.

We highlighted the argument for there being a moral expectation that, having cancelled Phase 2, the Government should expedite the opportunity for people to be able to buy back their house or their property. HS2 Ltd acknowledged the point while also not wanting to commit to any timescales given the …

Government response. The government explicitly disagrees with the recommendation to expedite buy-back opportunities for former Phase 2 land owners, stating it is developing a comprehensive land disposal programme and will share its plan by summer 2024, while committing to 'look to expedite …
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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
16 Nov 2023 Alan Over · Department for Transport, Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB · Department for Transport, Dr Nick Bisson · Department for Transport, Sir Jon Thompson KCB · High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd View ↗

Correspondence

5 letters
DateDirectionTitle
10 Jan 2024 — Correspondence from Sir Jon Thompson, Executive Chair, High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd…
10 Jan 2024 — Correspondence from Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB, Permanent Secretary, Department …
16 Nov 2023 — Correspondence from Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB, Permanent Secretary, Department …
16 Nov 2023 — Correspondence from Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB, Permanent Secretary, Department …
16 Nov 2023 — Correspondence from Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB, Permanent Secretary, Department …