Design Refinement Consultation

On 16 May 2013, the Secretary of State for Transport announced the launch of the HS2 Phase One Design Refinement consultation.

This consultation began on 16 May 2013 and will close on 11 July 2013

Since the Government’s announcement on its preferred route for Phase One, engineers and environmental specialists have continued developing the design of this route to ensure that it is as efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly as is practicable, whilst also minimising impact on communities.

Draft Environmental Statement

The Draft Environment Statement has now been published.

This consultation closes on 11 July 2013 and gives you the opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts assessed along the Phase One London to West Midlands line of route, as well as the measures identified for managing and reducing them.

The first phase of HS2, the planned high speed railway between London, the West Midlands, Manchester and Leeds moved another step forward today (16 May 2013) with the launch of consultations on the project’s draft Environmental statement (ES) and proposed design refinement.

HS2 in Hansard 17/6/2013

High Speed 2 Railway Line

Mrs Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport

(1) what working assumptions his Department has used

on the level of expected financial contribution from

local authorities on the proposed route of High Speed 2;

[159865]

HS2 in Hansard 13/6/2013

High Speed 2 Railway Line

Mrs Gillan: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet

Office pursuant to the answer of 16 May 2013, Official

Report, column 343W, on the High Speed 2 railway line,

and consequent on the Information Commissioner’s

decision on publication of the Major Projects Authority

Report into High Speed 2, when he plans to place in the

Library a copy of the report. [159498]

HS2 in Hansard 11/6/2013

High Speed 2 Railway Line

Steve Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for

Transport if he will commission new survey data for

use in calculating the benefits of High Speed 2 to

business travellers. [158608]

HS2 in Hansard 10/6/2013

VAT: High Speed 2 Railway Line

Mrs Gillan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer

pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report,

column 828W, on VAT High Speed 2 (HS2) railway

line, when he expects HM Revenue and Customs to

make a decision on whether the HS2 project will be

subject to VAT. [158594]

Local authorities launch further appeal against HS2

Warwickshire County Council, in partnership with local authorities along the proposed high speed rail (HS2) line who form the 51M group, has lodged an appeal against the ruling of the Judicial Review announced earlier this year.

The group had issued a legal challenge to the Government on the HS2 plans based on an ‘unfair consultation and inadequate environmental assessment. The decision toproceed with the Y route – north of Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds – without properly consulting those who will be affected, was also considered unfair.

HS2 in Hansard 6/6/2013

TRANSPORT

Accident and Emergency Departments: High Speed 2

Railway Line

Mrs Gillan:  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport

what assessment he has made of the effect and change

in response times that HS2 construction traffic will have

on the accident and emergency ambulance routes along

the length of the London to Birmingham route of HS2;

and if he will make a statement. [158186]

HS2 in Hansard 6/6/2013

Lilian Greenwood: To ask the Secretary of State for

Transport when he expects to publish the study of the

potential capacity benefits for the existing rail network

from the creation of HS2. [157857]