Issue - meetings
High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) Phase Two: Response to the Phase Two Route Consultation
Meeting: 23/01/2014 - Cabinet (Item 97)
97 High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) Phase Two: Response to the Phase Two Route Consultation 
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(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economy and Education)
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Minutes:
The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economy and Education briefing the Cabinet on the Governments High Speed Rail 2 proposals and the potential impacts for Tamworth and seeking Cabinets views on the principle of the proposal, and to agree a response to the High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) Phase 2 route consultation was considered.
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Cabinet agreed to the principle of HS2 as a positive opportunity for the borough; |
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Cabinet recommends that no response to the Hybrid Bill for Phase 1 will be made by the Borough council to the Government and that the Head of Planning and Regeneration is authorised to engage with the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership and Staffordshire County Council as they prepare their response to advise them of the Borough Council’s position as set out in the report; and; |
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Cabinet approves the proposed response to the HS2 Phase 2 consultation as outlined in report for submission to the Government.
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(Moved by Councillor S Claymore and seconded by Councillor M Greatorex) |
