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Minister Engages With MPs And HS2 Protesters In Brackley
| Author: James Rudd | Published: 23rd September 2010 13:43 |
Phil Hammond engages with the HS2 protesters yesterday in Brackley
Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport, attended a meeting with Andrea Leadsom MP for South Northamptonshire and Tony Baldry MP for Banbury to answer questions on the High Speed Rail project.
Up to 300 High Speed Rail protesters waited outside the Crown Hotel in Brackley to show their opposition to the project and over 100 people attended Andrea Leadsom MP’s Public meeting in Brackley town hall afterwards. In the public meeting Andrea reported on the Minister’s answers to their questions. During the meeting the Minister had:
- Indicated that a 250 mile per hour high speed train network is necessary to enable Britain to compete with the likes of China and Brazil in the 21st century.
- He intends there to be a lengthy consultation period in 2011 and he currently believes that Route 3 (the current proposed route) will be the one consulted on.
Andrea Leadsom MP said: “I do not support the project as it is currently proposed although I entirely support the need for a significant improvement in our transport infrastructure.
“I was disappointed that the Minister seems to be committed to the need for trains to have a speed of 250 miles per hour. This means that the track will have to be laid in a straight line.
'I believe we should be looking at existing transport corridors to deliver the improved infrastructure the UK needs. Very high speed trains give me safety concerns in a populated Island like ours.
“One positive to come out of the meeting is that Philip Hammond assured us that he intends to broaden the statutory compensation so that no family ends up subsidising the project through the loss in value of their home or business.”
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