Lords hear from transport academics on HS2
14 October 2014
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee inquiry into the economic case for HS2 will start its oral evidence sessions this week with two panels of academics specialising in transport economics.
- Parliament TV: Economic Case for HS2
- Inquiry: The Economic Case for HS2
- Select Committee on Economic Affairs
Witnesses
On Tuesday 14 October, 3.35pm, Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster
- Professor Peter Mackie: Emeritus Professor, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
- Dr Matthew Niblett, Senior Visiting Research Associate, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford
- Professor Roger Vickerman: Professor of European Economics, University of Kent.
At 4.30pm:
- Professor Tony Venables: BP Professor of Economics, University of Oxford.
- Professor Dan Graham: Professor of Statistical Modelling and Research Director of the Railway and Transport Strategy Centre, Imperial College.
The sessions will cover a range of issues including whether the government has made the economic case for HS2 and what the wider economic impact of HS2 will be, and whether the HS2 report on regional economic impacts is effective in assessing the economic benefits across the UK.
The sessions will also cover whether the benefits of time savings from HS2 will be lost travelling to and from stations located outside city centres, whether demand has been forecast correctly in the business case, and if customers should and will be willing to pay higher ticket prices to use HS2.