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Parliamentary business for Wednesday 26 June 2013 13 Jun 2013 | 11:57 am
House of Commons : Main Chamber Time Business12pm Prime Minister’s Question TimeStatement Spending review – Mr George OsborneLegislation High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill – Second readingMotion Hybri...
Some recent news items 12 Jun 2013 | 11:23 am
ITV Meridian: HS2 staff ‘earn more than the PM’ Two staff at the company created to develop the High Speed 2 rail link earn more than the Prime Minister, Parliamentary papers have revealed. HS2 Ltd em...
Some of the effects on canals from HS2 11 Jun 2013 | 11:51 am
This was originally published… Continue Reading by the Inland Waterways Authority (IWA) as part of a longer item on HS2. It has been reproduced with permission. Please note, the IWA doesn’t have a ...
Information Commissioner demands release of secret HS2 report. 10 Jun 2013 | 09:33 am
The Information Commissioner has ruled that a Project Assessment Review, which gave HS2 it’s first amber-red rating must be released in both the public interests, and to comply with Environmental Info...
It sounds to me as if the Transport Secretary is losing the plot – Lord Truscott 9 Jun 2013 | 11:16 am
“The response of the Secretary of State for Transport in the other place to the NAO report sounds to me as if he is losing the plot. He attacked the NAO as a “bunch of bean counters”….” “I hope that t...
Holding Patrick McLoughlins hand… 8 Jun 2013 | 11:20 am
This is reproduced from a longer article on Vickie Shanks blog , originally published as Holding Patrick McLoughlins hand….and him squirming!… Continue Reading . Thank you to Vickie for challenging...
Hundreds expected for National Stop HS2 Convention. 7 Jun 2013 | 02:44 pm
Campaigners from the entire 351 mile proposed route of HS2 will descend on the Stafford County Showground on 29th June for the second Stop HS2 National Convention. With 30 sessions covering all aspect...
HS2 and Ancient Woodland: When Greener Transport isn’t Green 6 Jun 2013 | 12:23 pm
This is a guest post by Oliver Newham, Senior Campaigner for the Woodland Trust. For those of you planning to spend time exploring the outdoors this summer, having a local woodland to enjoy can be a r...
Some recent written answers on HS2 5 Jun 2013 | 11:20 am
Parliamentary Written answers on HS2 on June 3rd 2013. Treasury: High Speed 2 Railway Line Mrs Gillan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the National Audit Office’...
Taking the truth serum (part 2) 4 Jun 2013 | 12:01 pm
(… continued from Taking the truth serum, part 1, posted on 12 May 2013 on HS2 and the Environment and reproduced by Stop HS2 here… Continue Reading ). This Euston Station thing is really no big de...
