High-speed rail statement
11 January 2012
Secretary of State for Transport, Justine Greening, made a statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday 10 January on high-speed rail.
High-speed rail
The Transport Secretary outlined the Government's plans to go ahead with the development and delivery of High Speed 2, a new national high-speed rail network. Further information on the project and the proposed route can be found on the High Speed 2 website. The plans and previous consultations on high speed rail can be found on the Department for Transport website. The Transport Secretary also published a Written Ministerial Statement on High Speed Rail which can be found in Commons Hansard.
- High Speed 2 (external website)
- Department for Transport: High Speed Rail (external website)
- Commons Hansard: Written Ministerial Statement on High Speed Rail
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Maria Eagle, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on transport in the Topics and News sections.
- Parliament TV: Statement on high-speed rail
- Commons Hansard: Statement on high-speed rail
- Topics: Transport
- Parliamentary news: Transport
Oral statements
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