Lords to hear from anti-HS2 campaigners
4 November 2014
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee will next week hear from leading campaigners opposed to HS2 as its inquiry into the economic impact of the project continues.
- Parliament TV: The Economic Case for HS2
- Inquiry: The Economic Case for HS2
- Select Committee for Economic Affairs
Witnesses
On Tuesday 4 November at 1pm in Committee Room 2a of the Palace of Westminster:
- Joe Rukin, Campaign Manager, Stop HS2
- Bruce Weston, Director, HS2 Action Alliance
2pm:
- Councillor Martin Tett, 51m Alliance of Councils
- Dr Richard Wellings, Deputy Editorial Director, Institute of Economic Affairs
Questions in the first session will focus on the reasons for the organisations' opposition to HS2 including whether they believe High Speed 2 will deliver the economic benefits predicted by the Government and why they are sceptical about the level of passenger demand the government have predicted for HS2.
The Committee will ask the second panel of witnesses to explain 51m’s alternative vision for improving capacity on the west coast mainline and how the economic case of this approach compares to HS2, what confidence they have in the government’s predictions for the economic benefits of HS2 and whether they agree with the government that HS2 could help rebalance the UK economy.