Petition · past parliament

Offset the cost of the Furlough against the spiraling cost of HS2

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Cancel or at least suspend it for future debate
Putting money where its needed most - COVID19 has cost the Country billions and we need the finance to rebuild our deeply wounded economy

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 some of these petitions:

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.

Commit to a public review of HS2 project and suspend all on-going work now: Commit to a public review of HS2 project and suspend all on-going work now

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.

Timeline

10 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
19 Aug 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Aug 2020

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