{"id":38033,"date":"2014-01-22T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=a8bd8d770ec51d4759a78c24132827e7"},"modified":"2014-01-22T09:56:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T09:56:00","slug":"news-story-supreme-court-dismisses-all-appeals-against-hs2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=38033","title":{"rendered":"News story: Supreme Court dismisses all appeals against HS2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Supreme Court has today (22 January 2014) unanimously dismissed the appeals against HS2<\/abbr>. <\/p>\n

Responding to the ruling Transport Minister Baroness Kramer said:<\/p>\n

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We welcome that the Supreme Court has unanimously rejected the appeal, which addressed technical issues that had no bearing on the need for a new north-south railway. The government\u2019s handling of the project has been fully vindicated by the highest court in the land.<\/p>\n

We will now continue to press ahead with the delivery of HS2<\/abbr>. The new north-south line will provide extra space for more trains and more passengers to travel on the network, delivering additional capacity where it is most needed. HS2<\/abbr> will also generate thousands of jobs across the UK and provide opportunities to boost skills.<\/p>\n

It is part of the government\u2019s long-term economic plan to build a stronger, more competitive economy and secure a better future for Britain. HS2<\/abbr> is also essential in helping rebalance UK growth – bringing greater prosperity to the Midlands and the north – and we are continuing with the crucial business of getting the scheme ready for construction in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Following a Court of Appeal<\/a> ruling in which the government won on all 7 areas of challenge<\/a>, the Court of Appeal gave the appellants permission to appeal to the Supreme Court on 2 grounds:<\/p>\n