Seventeenth Report- HS2 Summer 2021
Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee
HC 329
22 September 2021
Government Response (AI assessment · 30 of 30 classified)
Accepted
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Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Seventeenth report from Session 2021-22 · published 14 Dec 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
29
Conclusion
Not Addressed
In May 2021, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman published a report that found that...
Conclusion
In May 2021, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman published a report that found that HS2 Ltd had misled and failed to communicate promptly and effectively with a family whose home was being purchased to make way for the railway.68 …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response addressed a separate recommendation (labelled '6') regarding community engagement and environmental issues, stating they had written to the Committee and significant improvements have been made, rather than directly engaging with conclusion #29's specific observations about HS2 Ltd's past communication failures and current engagement efforts.
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30
Conclusion
Not Addressed
HS2 Ltd told us that there had already been significant activity from environmental protests at...
Conclusion
HS2 Ltd told us that there had already been significant activity from environmental protests at various sites along the Phase One route. Most notably, protesters tunnelled beneath land owned by HS2 Ltd at Euston. HS2 Ltd told us that this …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response addressed a separate recommendation on community engagement and environmental issues, stating steps taken and improvements, rather than directly engaging with conclusion #30's specific observations about protest costs and HS2 Ltd needing more government support to manage them.
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