Notwithstanding the Board and Director level changes referenced above, HS2 Ltd also acknowledged that it needed to think about its capacity and capability throughout to deliver the task ahead. It told us it was going through that process and highlighted three areas it needed to address: more people to focus on railway systems; more skills to bear 33 HS2 6-monthly report to Parliament: November 2023 34 Qq 64–66 35 Q 61; Department for Transport: NETWORK NORTH: TRANSFORMING BRITISH TRANSPORT, C...

Notwithstanding the Board and Director level changes referenced above, HS2 Ltd also acknowledged that it needed to think about its capacity and capability throughout to deliver the task ahead. It told us it was going through that process and highlighted three areas it needed to address: more people to focus on railway systems; more skills to bear 33 HS2 6-monthly report to Parliament: November 2023 34 Qq 64–66 35 Q 61; Department for Transport: NETWORK NORTH: TRANSFORMING BRITISH TRANSPORT, CP 946, October 2023 (page 18) 36 Qq 70, 71 37 Q 61 38 Qq 114, 115 39 Q 119 HS2 and Euston 15 down on finances, getting the right information from the sup Type: conclusion | Number: 20 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 3.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Spring 2024 3.2 The government is progressing its plan to implement amendments to Phase 1 of the HS2 programme, and to progress the closedown of the remaining phases. 3.3 T