Government has 'no intention' of putting brakes on HS2 construction

By Jordan Marshall2019-05-01T05:00:00

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Transport minister Nusrat Ghani gives short shrift to Chilterns MP’s request to pause project for six months

The transport minister responsible for HS2 has said the government has no plans to hit the pause button on work being carried out on the early phases of the £56bn project.

Responding to written question from anti-HS2 campaigner, Cheryl Gillan, MP for Chesham and Amersham, whose Chilterns constituency the route will pass through, Nusrat Ghani said: “Completing HS2 is government policy and is crucial to unlocking economic growth and improve productivity in the Midlands and the North.”

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