Transport Committee: HS2: progress update
Committee hears from witnesses
A private meeting of the Transport Committee scheduled for May 2026. The committee will conduct internal business—likely reviewing ongoing inquiries, planning future investigations, or discussing procedural matters—rather than holding a public evidence session or debate. The specific agenda is not disclosed in this notice.
As a closed committee meeting, this has limited immediate public impact, but the Transport Committee's work shapes major policy areas including rail, roads, aviation, and public transport. Decisions made in private meetings can influence the direction of future inquiries and the questions posed to ministers and industry witnesses.
Related business
Upcoming similar business
- Oral evidence8 Jul 2026
Public Accounts Committee: Civil service pensions
- Oral evidence6 Jul 2026
Public Accounts Committee: The Work of the COVID Counter-Fraud Commissioner
- Oral evidence2 Jul 2026
Public Accounts Committee: Financial sustainability of the British Council
- Oral evidence1 Jul 2026
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee: Reconciliation
- Oral evidence1 Jul 2026
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee: Managing the future of UK oil and gas
- Oral evidence1 Jul 2026
Home Affairs Committee: The impact of serious and organised crime on local neighbourhoods
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- Oral evidence19 May 2026
Education Committee: Reading for Pleasure
- Oral evidence19 May 2026
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee: Modernising Elections
- Oral evidence19 May 2026
Health and Social Care Committee: Food and Weight Management
- Oral evidence19 May 2026
Home Affairs Committee: The Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs
- Oral evidence19 May 2026
Justice Committee: Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending
- Oral evidence19 May 2026
Treasury Committee: The OBR: 15 years on
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- Oral questions16 Jul 2026— Transport
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Transport - Legislation1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill: all stages
Transport - Motion1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill: Business of the House
Transport - Westminster Hall debate25 Jun 2026
Ports and port connectivity
Transport - Oral evidence24 Jun 2026
Transport Committee: Road Safety Strategy
Transport - Motion24 Jun 2026
Ways and Means (Vehicle excise duty (temporary rates for goods vehicles))
Transport
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- Ministerial statement19 May 2026
Update on Reset of High Speed Two
Transport - Adjournment19 May 2026
Impact of HS2 on communities
Transport - Debate19 May 2026
Second Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026
Transport - Adjournment14 May 2026
Impact of a third runway at Heathrow Airport
Transport - Oral evidence29 Apr 2026
Transport Committee: Supercharging the EV transition
Transport - Adjournment29 Apr 2026
Impact of HS2 on communities
Transport