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Committee Material Published 7 Jul 2023 ↗ View on Parliament

We heard concerns from the London Borough of Camden and Drummond Street Traders, who already face many years of disruption, and impact of the pause in construction on local residents and businesses and be absolutely transparent when it is possible to do so on what the revised timetable involves.35 We asked HS2 Ltd about the extended disruption and how it is engaging with the local community. It told us that it continues to have a lot of interaction with Camden residents and the local authorit...

We heard concerns from the London Borough of Camden and Drummond Street Traders, who already face many years of disruption, and impact of the pause in construction on local residents and businesses and be absolutely transparent when it is possible to do so on what the revised timetable involves.35 We asked HS2 Ltd about the extended disruption and how it is engaging with the local community. It told us that it continues to have a lot of interaction with Camden residents and the local authority and that it is starting to explore how it can open up some areas for the local community to use. For example, converting the existing taxi rank into a Type: conclusion | Number: 15 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 1.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Summer 2025 1.2 The government has commenced the Euston Reset Programme, which aims to develop an affordable Euston campus that maximises delivery of benefits against priori