Stop work on HS2 immediately and hold a new vote to repeal the legislation

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

We ask Parliament to repeal the High Speed Rail Bills, 2016 and 2019, as MPs voted on misleading environmental, financial and timetable information provided by the Dept. of Transport and HS2 Ltd. It fails to address the conditions of the Paris Accord as costs have risen from £56bn to over £100bn.

Our environment and economy are in peril. HS2 is destroying nature and inflicting suffering on businesses and property owners. Government is investing in an inept and recklessly run project, offering poor value for money. HS2 will not reach Net Zero by 2050 nor help us level up the North. The pandemic has changed how we work forever and invalidated the business case. Given the climate emergencies we face, and now the economic and pandemic crises - Parliament must vote to repeal the legislation.

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 this petition calling for the same action: Commit to a public review of HS2 project and suspend all on-going work now

Timeline

20 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
27 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Nov 2020

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