Lords question HS2 and Department for Transport on economic case
28 October 2014
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee will take evidence from Alison Munro, Managing Director of HS2 Ltd, and David Prout, Director General of the HS2 Group, Department for Transport, on Tuesday 28 October.
- Parliament TV: The Economic Case for HS2
- Inquiry: The Economic Case for HS2
- Select Committee on Economic Affairs
Witnesses
On Tuesday 28 October at 3pm in Committee Room 1 of the Palace of Westminster:
- Professor Henry Overman, Professor of Economic Geography, LSE
At 4pm:
- Alison Munro, Managing Director-Development, HS2 Ltd
- David Prout, Director General of the HS2 Group, Department for Transport
The Committee’s questions will focus on whether the £50bn projected budget for HS2 is realistic and achievable, how far the Department have considered alternatives to HS2 and whether time savings will be lost because of the out of town location of the proposed stations.
They will also hear from Professor Henry Overman, Professor of Economic Geography at LSE. In this session questions will focus on Professor Overman’s criticism of KPMGs predictions for HS2’s wider economic benefits, how economic growth delivered by HS2 is likely to be divided between London and other cities and regions and how this growth will be achieved.