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Andrea Leadsom MP Organises HS2 Rail Lobby Day At Westminster

The HS2 demonstration in Brackley recently when the Minister Philip Hammond visited.Andrea Leadsom MP for South Northamptonshire is organising a Lobby Day on Monday 25 October 2010 in the Houses of Parliament.

The Lobby Day aims to be an opportunity for affected MPs and their constituents to discuss and challenge the proposed plans for High Speed Rail.  Representatives from the Department for Transport and HS2 have been invited to allow a full discussion of the issues surrounding the current plans for High Speed Rail and how to mitigate the impact on the constituencies through which the proposed line will pass.

The event will be chaired by Sir Paul Hayter, Chairman of the Campaign to Protect Rural England in Northamptonshire.  

There are 21 parliamentary constituencies which will be affected by the current route from London to Birmingham and all their MPs have been invited with six local representatives. 

Currently 15 MP’s have accepted and they will be bringing 6 representatives each from their constituencies.

 Andrea Leadsom MP says:

“I know there is a lot of momentum towards the High Speed Rail Project.   Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Transport made a keynote speech on the government’s plans for High Speed Rail and David Cameron mentioned the project in his 2010 conference speech.  

"Nevertheless I hope there is still a good chance we will be able to persuade the Government to think again as to how to achieve the goal of a dramatic improvement  in  transport infrastructure, which I agree the country needs. 

“I want the Lobby day to allow MPs with their constituency representatives to challenge the case for HS2, as well as to make clear how the current plans would destroy  their communities and businesses. I am glad that Philip Hammond has agreed to attend the Lobby Day and hear from affected residents up and down the proposed route.”

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peterjarai

At 00:02 on 16th October 2010, peterjarai commented:

hi
i wood Like to sujust a new railway route for High speed line 2 it is the disused midland railway and the grand junction railway line.
it wood use all midland railway lines the ones that are used and all disused midland railway lines .
Stations at scotland using the disused midland railway to carlisle settle leeds manchester and still using the disused midland railway till you get to crowe then we use the grand junction railway line from stoke stafford bushbury fordhouse road then the bushbury junction will come in to play hare one line will go to euston london via bushbury fordhouse road to willenhall darlaston birmingham curzon street birmingham airport coventry watford london euston the other railway line will use the disused midland railway line bushbury fordhouse road wolverhampton wednesfield walsall lichfield city hare there is a link to birmingham curzon street lichfield trent valley st pancras london
i hope this alternative railway line is better for high speed 2
from peter jarai

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