Rejected petition Put HS2 project on hold until the fiscal consequences of Coronavirus are clear.

Put the HS2 project on hold until the cost of dealing with the Coronavirus emergency has been calculated, and a plan has been made to finance it. As the UK embarks upon a struggle to finance the huge and unanticipated consequences of Coronavirus, HS2 is quite clearly no longer a first priority.

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I wish the government to do this because the country faces huge and unanticipated costs as a result of the steps that have been necessary to support businesses and individuals through the Coronavirus emergency. At this time spending needs to be prioritised even more carefully than is usually the case. I have no doubt that most of the country do not regard HS2 as a priority in comparison with the cost of supporting the NHS, individuals and businesses adversely affected by Coronavirus.

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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:

Repeal the 2013 and 2017 HS2 Hybrid Bills halting all HS2 works immediately: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300170

Cancel HS2 and use the money for the NHS and local economies, post Covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/311642

Halt work on HS2 and Stonehenge Tunnel until Coronavirus over: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302756

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

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Date submitted 14 May 2020
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