Issue details
High Speed Rail (HS2) Consultation Response
Purpose of Report - This is a consultation issued by the national government through the Department for Transport in February 2011. The closing date for the consultation is 29 July 2011. The initial London-West Midlands phase could be operational by 2016, with the second phase to Manchester and Leeds opening in around 2032-33. The Cabinet is asked to: Note the contents of the report. Endorse the proposed consultation response or instruct officers to amend the proposed response. Members and officers continue to lobby through the appropriate forums to maximise the benefits of high speed rail for York and lobby for ongoing investment in the East Coast Main Line in the meantime.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Decision Made
Level of Risk: 01-03 Acceptable;
Decision due: 19/07/11 by Executive
Lead member: Executive Member for City Strategy
Lead director: Corporate Director of Economy and Place
Department: Directorate of Economy and Place
Contact: Ian Stokes, Development Officer tel no. 01904 551330, email: bill.woolley@york.gov.uk ian.stokes@york.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Please contact report author.
Consultees
Please contact report author.
Making Representations: Please contact report author Bill Woolley tel. 01904 551330, email: bill.woolley@york.gov.uk
Equality Impact Assessment Completed?: Not applicable.
Background4: Not applicable.
Decisions
Agenda items
- 19/07/2011 - Executive High Speed Rail Consultation - The Council's Response to the Government's Consultation 19/07/2011
Documents
- Committee Report for High Speed Rail (HS2) Consultation Response