Petition · past parliament
Cancel HS2, and use funding to offset against Taxpayer bill for Covid-19 support
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Request the government cancels HS2 or postpones it until a future date, repurposing the funds to offset against the Taxpayer bill for Covid-19 Support. This would help reduce the Taxpayer bill and alleviate some of the need to increase taxes in the future. HS2 is a luxury can live without.
Once support for homes and Taxpayers ends for Covid-19, there will undoubtedly be a tax bill that needs to be paid. By cancelling the remaining HS2 programme this will save billions of pounds and help ease any future burden on UK households via tax. HS2 is not needed, it's already long overdue and well over budget, the sensible thing would be cut our losses and move forward. UK Gov should review all major spend commitments, identify those we can do without and repurpose funds to Covid as well.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:
Repeal the 2013 and 2017 HS2 Hybrid Bills halting all HS2 works immediately: Repeal the 2013 and 2017 HS2 Hybrid Bills halting all HS2 works immediately.
Cancel HS2 and use the money for the NHS and local economies, post Covid-19: Cancel HS2 and use the money for the NHS and local economies, post Covid-19.
Halt work on HS2 and Stonehenge Tunnel until Coronavirus over: Halt work on HS2 and Stonehenge Tunnel until Coronavirus over
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Repeal the 2013 and 2017 HS2 Hybrid Bills halting all HS2 works immediately: Repeal the 2013 and 2017 HS2 Hybrid Bills halting all HS2 works immediately.
Cancel HS2 and use the money for the NHS and local economies, post Covid-19: Cancel HS2 and use the money for the NHS and local economies, post Covid-19.
Halt work on HS2 and Stonehenge Tunnel until Coronavirus over: Halt work on HS2 and Stonehenge Tunnel until Coronavirus over
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 14 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.