Committee programme 23-26 May
19 May 2016
The Select Committee on the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Lords) will meet as follows next week.
Monday 23 May 2016
Witness
The Committee will meet at 2pm in Committee Room 4, Palace of Westminster
In public at 2pm:
1. Promoter's noise presentation
- Timothy Mould QC, Lead Counsel, Department for Transport (DfT)
- Mr Rupert Thornely-Taylor, noise expert
Promoter's presentation on noise
2. Visit to Arup Soundlab in Fitzrovia
Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 May 2016
Site visit
Visit starting at the Birmingham end of the proposed HS2 route, going as far south as Calvert Green. This visit will be an exercise in essential route familiarisation and basic fact-finding. This visit is not an evidence taking exercise. Further visits will be undertaken in due course.
Thursday 26 May 2016
Witness
The Committee will meet at 10am in Committee Room 4, Palace of Westminster
In public at 10am:
1. Promoter's compensation presentation
- Timothy Mould QC, Lead Counsel, Department for Transport (DfT)
- Mr Colin Smith, land and property compensation expert
Promoter's presentation on compensation
2. Promoter's presentation on control of environmental impacts
- Timothy Mould QC, Lead Counsel, Department for Transport (DfT)
- Mr Peter Miller, Environment Director, HS2 Ltd
Promoter's presentation on control of environmental impacts
Locus standi hearings
The next public meeting of the Committee will then be on Tuesday 7 June at 10am when locus standi hearings will commence.
Further information
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