MPs debate High Speed 2 rail programme
24 November 2010 (updated on 24 November 2010)
Steve Baker, Conservative MP for Wycombe, moved a debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 23 November on the subject of the High Speed 2 rail programme. High Speed 2 (HS2) is a proposed high-speed railway providing new services between London and Scotland. The project is being developed by High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, a company established by the Government in January 2009.
- Video and Audio: High Speed 2
- Commons Hansard: High Speed 2
- About Parliament: Adjournment debates
- Topics: Railways
- High Speed Two Limited (external site)
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