Policy paper

The economics of HS2: government response to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report

The government's response to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report on the economics of HS2.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 2 July 2015

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Documents

House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee: The economics of HS2 government response (web version)

Ref: ISBN 9781474120647, Cm. 9078

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House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee: The economics of HS2 government response (print version)

Ref: ISBN 9781474120630, Cm. 9078

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Details

This is the government response to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s report ‘The economics of HS2’, which was published in March 2015.

The response highlights the case for HS2, explaining that it will:

• provide over £2 of benefits for every £1 invested
• transform the UK and help to rebalance the economy
• improve capacity and connectivity to support long term economic growth

Further information about the case for HS2

• The strategic case for HS2 document collection, published October 2013

Published 2 July 2015