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Afternoon press briefing from 10th January 2012

Wednesday 11 January 2012

Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on High Speed 2

High Speed 2

Questioned on whether the Prime Minister had quelled rebellion over the building of High Speed 2 by proposing further tunnelling on the route, the PMS said the government had held a consultation, had listened to people’s concerns and had taken them into account. He referred journalists present to the Department for Transport for details on costs of the project.