HS2 Ltd also acknowledged in evidence to the previous Committee in November 2023 that it that it needed to think about its capacity and capability throughout the company to deliver the task ahead.47 While HS2 Ltd’s focus in recent years has been on civil engineering, it has been 44 Q17; Letter from HS2 Ltd dated 10 January 2025 45 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Planning proposals to unblock vital infrastructure and d...

HS2 Ltd also acknowledged in evidence to the previous Committee in November 2023 that it that it needed to think about its capacity and capability throughout the company to deliver the task ahead.47 While HS2 Ltd’s focus in recent years has been on civil engineering, it has been 44 Q17; Letter from HS2 Ltd dated 10 January 2025 45 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Planning proposals to unblock vital infrastructure and drive nature’s recovery, 22 January 2025 46 Committee of Public Accounts, High Speed 2: Spring 2020 update, Third Report of Session 2019–21, HC 84, 17 May Type: conclusion | Number: 29 | Response status: accepted Government response: 5.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: December 2026 5.2 The new CEO of HS2 Ltd started in post in December 2024. He has commenced, as part of the reset, a comprehensive change programme to reshape the organisation s