Submitted on Friday 20th October 2023
Rejected on Friday 27th October 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
HALT THE SALE OF HS2 LAND FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS
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.
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There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for a similar action:
Keep compulsory purchased land for HS2 to Manchester:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/648150
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