David Lidington The Commons Committee considering the HS2 Bill has the power to change the legislation to include improved mitigation and compensation for people affected by the route. They came to my constituency on 11 June. The purpose was to give the Committee, most of whom don’t know our area, a vivid impression of the impact of HS2 on the landscape and on people’s lives – a context for when they examine the arguments presented in local petitions.
and effective. Tapes along Nash Lee Lane and Oxford Road showed clearly where the railway would cut across and a helium balloon was used to show the height of the line near London Road as it approached Wendover. Understandably, Committee members were not going to prejudge the evidence they will hear on petitions, but I know that this visit made a big impression on them.
I had worked with the Committee clerk, local councils and campaign groups on an itinerary to allow Committee members to see as many I argued the case for tunnelling in evidence to the Committee on 30 as possible of the locations affected by HS2. During an eight hour June. The video is available online at: tinyurl.com/qhy8dwx and the tour, we included 25 stops. transcript is available at: tinyurl.com/q8r2seo. We started at Kings Ash, from where we could see how the proposed viaduct would cut across the Misbourne Valley. Then we went on to London Road, St Mary’s Church, Bacombe Lane, the Market Place, Ellesborough Road, Coombe Hill and Nash Lee Lane before moving on to Stoke Mandeville and Aylesbury.
Since then, I have met Wendover POP to discuss their evidence session and organised a meeting between constituency petitioners and the Committee clerk. I have also visited Wendover House School. This visit was primarily about HS2 but I am looking forward to going back to learn more about the educational work of this Between stops, I was also able to talk to the Committee about outstanding school. general problems like the impact of HS2 construction on already Finally, I continue to help individual constituents with compensation crowded roads. claims. The Need to Sell scheme is helping more than EHS did (so The number of people who turned out demonstrated the depth far, just under two-thirds of applicants have been successful). of feeling locally against HS2 but the Committee were welcomed Please contact me if you would like my help at david.lidington.mp@ in a courteous and friendly manner. The presentations were short parliament.uk, or on 020 7219 2514.
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