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Delivering HS2 and Euston

Public Accounts Committee Open Inquiry

Opened: 18 May 2026 Parliament page

In December 2024, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced a fundamental reset of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway, following the 2023 cancellation of Phase 2 of the line from the West Midlands to Manchester, as well as a smaller HS2 station in London Euston. Estimated ranges of how much … Read more In December 2024, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced a fundamental reset of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway, following the 2023 cancellation of Phase 2 of the line from the West Midlands to Manchester, as well as a smaller HS2 station in London Euston. Estimated ranges of how much it would cost to complete Phase 1 varied widely at the time of the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) last report on HS2, with the DfT’s estimated range in November 2023 of £45bn-£54bn comparing with HS2 Ltd’s June 2024 estimate of £54bn-£66bn. Reported estimates of the final cost of the programme now range over £100bn. The Public Accounts Committee has scrutinised the delivery of HS2 since the early days of the project, with its first report on the topic in 2013 . The PAC’s February 2025 report found that HS2 had become a casebook example of how not to run a major project, sharply criticising as unacceptable the fact that over a decade into the programme it was still unknown what it would cost, what the final scope would be, when it would be finally completed or what benefits it would deliver. Its February 2024 report on HS2 and Euston warned that the DfT did not then have any plan for how to attract private finance to pay for the station. In 2026, the Committee will take evidence from senior government officials and HS2 Ltd. as it scrutinises the delivery of HS2 and Euston. Likely topics will include the funding, costs and timeline of both Euston and the wider project, as well as the community impacts and benefits of each. If you have evidence on these issues please submit it using the link below by 23:59 on Monday 9 June 2025. Please look at the requirements for written evidence submissions and note that the Committee cannot accept material as evidence that is published elsewhere. Please note that the Committee’s inquiry cannot assist with individual cases. If you need help with an individual problem you are having, you may wish to read the information on Parliament’s website about who you can contact with different issues . Show less

16 Written submissions

1 Oral session

5 Letters

1 Event

Activity timeline 22 events

14 Sep
2026

Oral evidence

Oral evidence session

3 Sep
2026

Written evidence · DHS0015

Dr Caroline Mawer

3 Sep
2026

Written evidence · DHS0014

Transport for London

3 Sep
2026

Written evidence · DHS0013

Mr William Barter

3 Sep
2026

Written evidence · DHS0012

Mr Mike RAWSON, Ex Metropolitan Police Service

3 Sep
2026

Written evidence · DHS0011

Dr Tariq Umar, University of the West of England, UK

3 Sep
2026

Written evidence · DHS0010

Thomas Ableman, FreeWheeling

3 Sep
2026

Written evidence · DHS0009

Iain Flynn

3 Sep
2026

Written evidence · DHS0003

Hleb Buziuk, FairGo CIC

3 Sep
2026

Written evidence · DHS0002

Mr Chris Gibb

3 Sep
2026

Written evidence · DHS0001

Vsevolod Shabad, University of Liverpool

3 Sep
2026

Written evidence · DHS0007

Anonymous

Oral evidence sessions 1 session

14 Sep 2026

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Dean Creamer CBE · Building Digital UK Jo Shanmugalingam CB · Department for Transport Mark Wild OBE · HS2 Ltd

Written evidence 16 submissions recorded

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Reference	Date	Submitter
DHS0015 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Dr Caroline Mawer
DHS0014 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Transport for London
DHS0013 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Mr William Barter
DHS0012 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Mr Mike RAWSON, Ex Metropolitan Police Service
DHS0011 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Dr Tariq Umar, University of the West of England, UK
DHS0010 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Thomas Ableman, FreeWheeling
DHS0009 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Iain Flynn
DHS0003 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Hleb Buziuk, FairGo CIC
DHS0002 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Mr Chris Gibb
DHS0001 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Vsevolod Shabad, University of Liverpool
DHS0007 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Anonymous
DHS0020 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Mr Jeffrey Travers
DHS0019 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Dr Malcolm Reed
DHS0018 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	BusinessLDN
DHS0017 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport(UK)
DHS0016 Full text not held	3 Sep 2026	Greater London Authority

Correspondence 5 letters

8 Jun 2026 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport relating to a follow up to the tenth report of Session 2024-25; tenth report of Session 2023- 24; and sixty-third report of Session 2022-23, 27 May 2026

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1 Jun 2026 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport relating to Follow-up to the oral evidence session of 27 April 2026 and the Committee’s tenth report of Session 2024-26, 14 May 2026

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1 Jun 2026 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport relating to HS2 Parliamentary report, 19 May 2026

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1 Jun 2026 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State at the Department of Transport relating to HS2 Parliamentary Report, 19 May 2026

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21 May 2026 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport relating to HS2 Euston site visit and roundtable, 18 May 2026

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