Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by the Prime Minister on 11 February with reference to HS2 that they will "take proper control of what is happening at Euston which…has been a shambles" (HC Deb, col 729) and comments in the Oakervee Review of HS2, published on 11 February, that the existing planned construction of the approach in the form of a tunnelled dive-under is "expensive and exposes major risks to the existing railway and services during construction", whether they will instruct HS2 to cease all further temporary works in the area around Euston to avoid possible unnecessary destruction until the new control and management is in place with an agreed design and method of construction.

In a statement to Parliament on 11 February, the Prime Minister set out that after careful consideration of the independent Oakervee review, the decision has been taken to proceed with HS2. The Government published the Independent Oakervee Review on 11 February and it is now considering its formal response to the review conclusions and recommendations, including those in relation to Euston.

In relation to HS2 works in the area around Euston, in order to avoid further delays to implementation of the HS2 project, HS2 Ltd and its contractors will continue with the current programme of enabling and early works; only where such works will be required regardless of design changes that may arise in response to the outcomes of the Oakervee Review.