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High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee (Commons) - publications

Inquiry by the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons), 10 June 2014 to 23 April 2014. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 1 July 2014: Timothy Mould QC, Lead Counsel James Strachan QC, Counsel
  • 2 July 2014: Timothy Mould QC, Lead Counsel Professor Andrew McNaughton, Technical Director, HS2
  • 2 July 2014: Timothy Mould QC, Lead Counsel Jacqueline Lean, Counsel Professor Andrew McNaughton, Technical Director, HS2 Ralph Smyth, CPRE
  • 8 July 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 9 July 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 9 July 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 10 July 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 10 July 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 16 July 2014: Ms Rosemary Scott, Mr Bruce Weston (on behalf of Ms Jane Mahar), Mr Paul Braithwaite, Mr James Savage
  • 16 July 2014: Ms Penelope Gaines, Mr John Marriott (accompanied by Mr Joe Rukin), Mr James Morrison, Mr Patrick Clarkson QC, counsel for Stoke-on-Trent City Council
  • 21 July 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 1 September 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 1 September 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 2 September 2014: Mr Peter Miller, Head of Environment and Planning, HS2 Ltd, Phil Burrows, Friends of the Earth (Birmingham) Ltd
  • 3 September 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 3 September 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 4 September 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 8 September 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 10 September 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 10 September 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 13 October 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 15 October 2014: Mr James Strachan QC, Counsel, Department for Transport Mr Timothy Mould QC, Lead Counsel, Department for Transport Mr Charles Meynell, Fisher German LLP. Mrs Marion Sadler, Mr John Sadler,Mr Peter Miller, Head of Environment and Planning, HS2 Ltd, Mr Colin Smith, Property Consultant, Mr Colin Noble, Mrs Kim Noble
  • 16 October 2014: Mr Timothy Mould QC, Lead Counsel, Department for Transport Mr James Strachan QC, Counsel, Department for Transport Mr Joe Rukin, Stop HS2 Campaign Manager. Mr Matthew Cannings, Mr Peter Foster, Mr Rupert Thornely-Taylor, Managing Director, Rupert Taylor Ltd, acoustics and vibration expert
  • 20 October 2014: Mr Timothy Mould QC, Lead Counsel, Department for Transport James Strachan QC, Counsel, Department for Transport. Mrs Gillian Stockdale Mr Tim Smart, International Director for High Speed Rail, CH2M Hill
  • 21 October 2014: James Strachan QC, Counsel, Department for Transport. Mr Antony Thompson, Mr David Dundas, Mr Geoffrey Hanson Mr JD Silverwood, Combined Handicapped and Disabled Society Mr Stuart Potts, Drayton Bassett Parish Council Mr Mark Longmore Mr Tim Smart, International Director for High Speed Rail, CH2M Hill
  • 22 October 2014: Mr Peter Miller, Head of Environment and Planning, HS2 Ltd, Mr Rupert Thornely-Taylor, Managing Director, Rupert Taylor Ltd, acoustics and vibration expert, Ms Kate Dewey, Planning and Conservation Officer, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
  • 23 October 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 27 October 2014: Mrs Mandy Walker, Warwickshire Country Council, Mr Chris Brewer, Deputy Chief Executive, North Warwickshire Borough Council, Colin Smith, Consultant, CJ Associates
  • 28 October 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 28 October 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 30 October 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 3 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 4 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 5 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 17 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 18 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 18 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 19 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 19 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 20 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 24 November 2014: Mrs Hilary Prince, Mr Morteza Vakil, Mr Patrick Dillon, Mr Guy Breeden, Mr Sean McGregor, Ms Lucy Lagerweij, Head of Parliamentary Management, HS2 Ltd, Mr Colin Smith, Property Consultant
  • 24 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 25 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 25 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 26 November 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 1 December 2014: Ms Christine Philp, Ms Christina O’Sullivan, Mr Tim Smart, International Director for High Speed Rail, CH2M Hill Mr Peter Miller, Head of Environment and Planning, HS2 Ltd
  • 1 December 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 3 December 2014: Mr Timothy Mould QC, Lead Counsel, Department for Transport Mr Barry Denyer-Green
  • 3 December 2014: Mr James Strachan, QC, Counsel, Department for Transport, Mr Andrew Piatt, Partner, Gateley UK, Mr Ron Henry, Partner, Peter Brett Associates, Mr Keith Carnegie, Divisional Managing Director, Bovis Homes Limited, Mr Barry Lupton, the Stables Management Company, Mrs Brenda Murray, Mr Peter Miller, Head of Environment and Development at HS2 Ltd
  • 4 December 2014: Mr Timothy Mould QC, Lead Counsel, Department for Transport, Mr Alastair Lewis, Counsel, Earl of Aylesford and others, Packington Estate Enterprises Ltd
  • 8 December 2014: Mr James Strachan QC, Counsel, Department for Transport Mr Richard Lloyd Witnesses: Mrs Charlotte Hunt Mr Edward Hunt Mrs Sheila Cooper Cllr Andrew Burrow, Berkswell Parish Council Mr Tim Smart, International Director for High Speed Rail, CH2M Hill Mr Colin Smith, Property Consultant Mr Rupert Thornely-Taylor, Managing Director, Rupert Taylor Ltd, acoustics and vibration expert
  • 8 December 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 9 December 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 9 December 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 10 December 2014: Mr Timothy Mould QC, Lead Counsel, Department for Transport Mr Richard Lloyd Witnesses: Mr Malcolm Hickin, Berkswell Society Dr David Stableforth, Berkswell Society Cllr Andrew Burrow, Berkswell Society Mr Herbert Donald Hitchcock, Solihull Tree Warden Group
  • 11 December 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 15 December 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 16 December 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 16 December 2014: witnesses not listed
  • 5 January 2015: witnesses not listed