The Department does not yet know the costs and impacts of pausing construction. Neither the Department nor HS2 Ltd know the likely costs of pausing construction work for the next two years. They had been developing funding scenarios for the HS2 programme since the 2022 Autumn Statement but, with the decisions now made, HS2 Ltd still needs to work with its supply chain and with the local community to determine the full extent of costs and impacts. This would include making the site safe and po...

The Department does not yet know the costs and impacts of pausing construction. Neither the Department nor HS2 Ltd know the likely costs of pausing construction work for the next two years. They had been developing funding scenarios for the HS2 programme since the 2022 Autumn Statement but, with the decisions now made, HS2 Ltd still needs to work with its supply chain and with the local community to determine the full extent of costs and impacts. This would include making the site safe and potentially useable by local residents during the construction pause, 6 HS2 Euston and meeting contractual obligations. HS2 Ltd hopes to find an interim so Type: conclusion | Number: 3 | Response status: not_accepted Government response: The government disagrees with the Committee’s recommendation. The department did consider the projected costs of pausing the work but was not in a position to continue even had it wished to give the scale of the affordability pressure. It is working with HS2 Ltd to