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Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of conclusion one of the Public Account Committee's report entitled HS2: Update following the Northern leg cancellation, HC 357, publi

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Department for Transport
Tabled
27 Mar 2025
Target answer date
31 Mar 2025
Answer
3 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 27 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of conclusion one of the Public Account Committee's report entitled HS2: Update following the Northern leg cancellation, HC 357, publi

  2. 31 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Work is underway on the design of Great British Railways, including its governance. We will take learnings from elsewhere, including the Public Account Committee’s recent report on High Speed Two (HS2), to ensure GBR is set up to deliver better services f...

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