I want to write to Navin Shah
Navin Shah: ...ask a question about the very future of HS2. As we all know, the Chair of HS2 is carrying out a project review and this is in the context of a comment from the frontrunner to be the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson [MP], and I quote: “There are projects we should have on transport in the north of the country that ought to take precedence over HS2.” Do you think that if HS2 were to be...
Navin Shah: ...to the Mayor at the last Mayor’s Question Time and he clearly stated in the response that he would be recommending to the new Prime Minister to continue with HS2. However, given the position that Boris Johnson [MP] has taken on that and the whole host of reviews being undertaken, there are deep concerns about HS2. Hopefully, we will know by the end of the year [2019]. Liz Truss MP also...