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

Documents

  • Committee Report for High Speed Rail (HS2) Consultation Response  

 

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