Did the hon. Gentleman know that before Lord Adonis got his grubby hands on it, a design for HS2 was made by Arup? HS2 would have connected with HS1, and would have gone into major transport hubs such as Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly. It would have been possible to travel directly from Manchester Piccadilly to France without any changes at all, and do you know what? It would have been cheaper as well, because there would have been no tunnelling through the Chilterns.
High Speed 2 Compensation
Proceeding contribution from
Michael Fabricant
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 18 January 2024.
It occurred during Backbench debate on High Speed 2 Compensation.
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