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10th Report - HS2: Update following the Northern leg cancellation

Public Accounts Committee HC 357 Published 28 February 2025

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

51 items (8 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 51 of 51 classified

Accepted 22

Acknowledged 4

Deferred 23

Not Addressed 1

Rejected 1

Government response

Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Tenth report from Session 2024-25 · published 16 May 2025

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

45 Conclusion Not Addressed

East-west rail connectivity in the North now considered as series of programmes

Conclusion

The Department told us it is also carrying out development work on how to improve the east–west rail connectivity in the north of England. It said that this may well now be considered as a series of programmes and choices … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government provides a boilerplate response focused on land disposal for Phase 2, which does not address the committee's observation regarding east-west rail connectivity in the north of England.

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