HS2 having ‘no material impact’ on product costs and shortages, says minister
By Jordan Marshall2021-07-19T08:23:00
Andrew Stephenson insists scheme not causing supplies to run low on other jobs
HS2 is not putting the squeeze on materials available for other jobs, the minister in charge of the project has said.
Andrew Stephenson told prominent Tory backbench MP Steve Baker – who voted against building the link between London and Birmingham – that he had not seen any data suggesting the scheme was swallowing up materials to the detriment of other jobs.
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