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MPs examine the environmental impacts and benefits of High Speed 2

6 September 2011

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The Transport Committee's fourth oral evidence session into High Speed Rail will include witnesses from environment groups, the aviation industry and representatives from Scotland, Wales and the regions.

Witnesses

Tuesday 6 September, Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster

At 10.15 am

  • Campaign to Protect Rural England (Ralph Smyth, Senior Transport Campaigner)
  • Chilterns Conservation Board (Steve Rodrick, Chief Officer)
  • National Trust (Dame Fiona Reynolds, Director General)
  • Professor Roger Vickerman, University of Kent

 At 11.00 am

  • FlyBe Ltd (Niall Duffy, Head of PR and Public Affairs)
  • Heathrow Airport Ltd (Allan Gregory, Surface Access Director)
  • Manchester Airports Group (Jonathan Young, Programme Director, Group Strategy)
  • Heathrow Hub Ltd (Steven Costello, Director)

 At 11.45 am

  • Scottish Chambers of Commerce (Garry Clark, Head of Policy and Public Affairs)
  • The Scottish Government (Keith Brown MSP, Minister for Housing and Transport)
  • West Coast Rail 250 (Tony Page, Campaign Co-ordinator)
  • Cardiff Business Partnership (Mark Barry, Advisor on Transport and the Economy)

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