To take account of the changes of plan for the HS2 Eastern leg and to inform current and future decision-making, the Department for Transport should publish by March 2023 an updated BCR for (a) the entire HS2 project and (b) the previous full proposals for the Eastern leg of HS2 Phase 2b. The methodology used must fully reflect impacts on regional inequalities.

To take account of the changes of plan for the HS2 Eastern leg and to inform current and future decision-making, the Department for Transport should publish by March 2023 an updated BCR for (a) the entire HS2 project and (b) the previous full proposals for the Eastern leg of HS2 Phase 2b. The methodology used must fully reflect impacts on regional inequalities. Type: recommendation | Number: 5 | Paragraph: 25 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The wider economic and other relevant benefits, including a qualitative assessment of levelling up, were considered for both NPR and the Eastern Leg options as part of the IRP. The Government recognises that these could be developed further and expanded in future business cases (including proposals