Petition · past parliament

Use money that would be spent on HS2 on improving flood defences.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Large parts of the North of England recently suffered from significant flooding in thousands homes, businesses and to infrastructure Current flood defences have proven to be inadequate and are in urgent need of a review and upgrade. This would be better than arriving in London 20 mins quicker!

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We think the following petition is similar to yours: Use money allocated for HS2 rail link to fund flood defences for North of Eng. (Use money allocated for HS2 rail link to fund flood defences for North of Eng.)

Timeline

29 Dec 2015 Petition opened for signatures
30 Dec 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Dec 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.