HALT THE SALE OF HS2 LAND FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government is poised to sell off land already purchased for HS2 within weeks to prevent future administrations from reversing the decision to cancel HS2 north of Birmingham. This should be put on hold for at least 5 years to allow for a full review and a possible rethink.

The land and buildings already purchased for HS2 is to be sold in a 'fire sale' at a potential loss to the taxpayer of £100 million.

But the existing West Coast main line still suffers from chronic overcrowding at various 'pinch points'. A new line - which does not have to be a super-expensive 'High Speed' one - would increase capacity and allow better, more frequent and more reliable commuter and freight trains, taking more polluting cars and lorries off the road.

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 the following petition, which calls for a similar action:

Keep compulsory purchased land for HS2 to Manchester:
Keep compulsory purchased land for HS2 to Manchester.

Timeline

20 Oct 2023	Petition opened for signatures
27 Oct 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Oct 2023

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