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The main report is available (ISBN 9780215038579) and additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament

High speed rail is already being constructed or been used in many nations. Britain's exile from this would mean losing out to global competitors. The long term

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This document sets out the government's initial preferences for phase two of HS2, extending the route north of Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds. HS2 is a once