Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 15
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We asked the Department what assurances it could give that whatever happened at Euston, it...
Conclusion
We asked the Department what assurances it could give that whatever happened at Euston, it would not affect the delivery of the programme overall.36 The Department provided us with details of the assurance process it follows more broadly on the High Speed 2 programme, including lines of assurance within HS2 Ltd, the Department and the ministerial taskforce. The Department also told us that it has separated out its work on Euston from that on the rest of the programme, due to a specific set of issues related to Euston, and that the delivery of Euston Station is now overseen by a separate body—the Euston Partnership—which is chaired by Sir Peter Hendy and is made up of representatives from, for example, HS2 Ltd, Network Rail, the London Borough of Camden, the Greater London Authority and Transport for London.37 Integrating the various elements of the programme
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
2.2 In the third HS2 6-monthly report to Parliament, the department sets out the decision to move to a smaller, simpler 10-platform design (instead of an 11-platform, 2-stage build), which can be built in a single stage and still support the full operation of the HS2 network. Moving to this revised HS2 Euston station design maintains core infrastructure capacity to run 17 trains per hour, as set out in the Phase One full business case. 2.3 The updated station design is in development and will be assured as it progresses. 2.4 The department is continuing to explore opportunities for greater integration between the HS2 and Network Rail stations through The Euston Partnership and to optimise the oversite development above the Euston terminus. Further details will be provided in the next 6-monthly report to Parliament.