Policy paper

HS2 Phase One and its environmental impacts: government overview

An update for the House of Lords on the case for HS2 Phase One and its environmental impacts.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

Government overview of the case for HS2 Phase One and its environmental impacts: update for the House of Lords (web version)

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Government overview of the case for HS2 Phase One and its environmental impacts: update for the House of Lords (print version)

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Details

Statement, for Parliamentary consent, setting out the main:

  • reasons
  • considerations

for Phase One of the HS2 project.

The statement also details the main measures to:

  • avoid
  • reduce
  • offset the major adverse effects of the project

The statement is required to assist the House of Lords in giving the HS2 Phase One Bill its 3rd reading.

Updates to this page

Published 17 January 2017

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