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20 Jan 20
The cost of the HS2 high-speed rail project could increase to £106bn, a leaked government report has said.
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6 Jan 20
The cost of HS2 is “out of control” and parliament has been misled over the real price, which could exceed £100bn, a former deputy chair of a review on the rail project has warned.
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14 Nov 19
A draft copy of a government review into HS2 warns that although its cost may exceed its current price of £88bn, it should still be built.
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21 Oct 19
UK government payments to third parties to supply goods and services was 20% higher than predicted over three years because of poor procurement and outsourcing, according to a think-tank.
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16 Oct 19
Leaders in the North and Midlands should take control of HS2 to avoid cancellation of the project as it will provide “massive” economic benefits, according to a partnership.
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3 Sep 19
HS2 could cost as much as £88bn and faces a seven-year delay, transport secretary Grant Shapps told parliament in a statement today.
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27 Aug 19
The Northern Powerhouse Partnership think-tank has announced its own review of High Speed 2 in response to the government commissioning analysis of the project.
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21 Aug 19
The future of the high-speed HS2 rail project is to be determined by the findings of an independent review expected by the end of the year.
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20 May 19
Scrapping the next phase of High Speed 2 would be a disaster for regional economies, council leaders and mayors have warned.
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6 Dec 18
Sir Terry Morgan has resigned as chair of both Crossrail and HS2 amid concerns about delays and cost overruns – and a spat with the London mayor.
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9 Aug 18
A quarter of High Speed2 staff are paid more than £100,000 in salary and perks, it has been revealed.
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18 Dec 17
High Speed Rail 2’s £1.76m of unauthorised redundancy payments could have been avoided with tighter financial control, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
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26 Oct 17
High Speed Rail 2’s chief financial officer has resigned after a report raised questions of unapproved redundancy payouts.
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12 Oct 16
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has recommitted the government to construction of the High Speed 2 rail line, saying that the project is needed now more than ever.
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1 Sep 16
The chief executive of the High Speed 2 rail project has announced he is to leave to take up the post of chief operating officer at Rolls Royce.
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26 Feb 16
The government’s plans for the High Speed 2 rail link are already changing Britain by complementing devolution initiatives to help rebalance the economy away from London, project chief Sir David...
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30 Nov 15
The High Speed 2 rail route linking the West Midlands to Crewe will open in 2027, six years earlier than planned.
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2 Nov 15
Whitehall has changed its procurement rules in a bid to encourage the use of British steel in major infrastructure projects.
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22 Oct 15
Seven councils and two local enterprise partnerships have formed a new development zone intended to boost development around the route of the proposed High Speed 2 rail line.
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9 Sep 15
Plans to build 11 new platforms at Euston station as part of the High Speed 2 scheme have been set out by the project developers as part of a regeneration of the site.
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17 Jul 15
Steve Allen, the current managing director of finance at Transport for London, has been appointed the chief financial officer of the project to build the new High Speed 2 rail link.
20 Jan 20The cost of the HS2 high-speed rail project could increase to £106bn, a leaked government report has said.
6 Jan 20The cost of HS2 is “out of control” and parliament has been misled over the real price, which could exceed £100bn, a former deputy chair of a review on the rail project has warned.
21 Oct 19UK government payments to third parties to supply goods and services was 20% higher than predicted over three years because of poor procurement and outsourcing, according to a think-tank.
16 Oct 19Leaders in the North and Midlands should take control of HS2 to avoid cancellation of the project as it will provide “massive” economic benefits, according to a partnership.
6 Dec 18Sir Terry Morgan has resigned as chair of both Crossrail and HS2 amid concerns about delays and cost overruns – and a spat with the London mayor.
30 Nov 15The High Speed 2 rail route linking the West Midlands to Crewe will open in 2027, six years earlier than planned.
2 Nov 15Whitehall has changed its procurement rules in a bid to encourage the use of British steel in major infrastructure projects.
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