I know. A member of my team uses those trains, so I get regular reports and what I am hearing is not surprising. The House of Lords Committee finds the situation incredible, and so do I; and my hon. Friend has just confirmed the position to me, for which I am grateful. The business case has not been updated since 2013, and the cost-benefit analysis, now described by the Economic Affairs Committee as “unconvincing”, is based on an old, outdated set of facts and information.
High Speed 2
Proceeding contribution from
Cheryl Gillan
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 25 March 2015.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on High Speed 2.
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