We raised concerns about the risk of incurring significant additional cost later if contracts for the tunnel between Old Oak Common and Euston were not let in the coming months. The Department said there were significant phasing issues of this nature 40 Q 129 41 Q 132 42 Committee of Public Accounts: HS2 Euston, 63rd Report of Session 2022–23, HC 1004, 7 July 2023 43 Department for Transport: NETWORK NORTH: TRANSFORMING BRITISH TRANSPORT, CP 946, October 2023 44 Q 147 45 Q 149 46 Qq 147, 164–...

We raised concerns about the risk of incurring significant additional cost later if contracts for the tunnel between Old Oak Common and Euston were not let in the coming months. The Department said there were significant phasing issues of this nature 40 Q 129 41 Q 132 42 Committee of Public Accounts: HS2 Euston, 63rd Report of Session 2022–23, HC 1004, 7 July 2023 43 Department for Transport: NETWORK NORTH: TRANSFORMING BRITISH TRANSPORT, CP 946, October 2023 44 Q 147 45 Q 149 46 Qq 147, 164–5 47 Qq 152–3 48 Q 160 49 Qq 155, 156 16 HS2 and Euston for the Euston redevelopment that it would have to address pragmatically. It recognised the issue Type: conclusion | Number: 24 | Response status: accepted Government response: 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Summer 2024 4.2 The government’s ambition remains to make the best use of funding from alternative sources to enable the delivery of HS2 to Euston and the creation of a transfor