Letter from aleadson re hs2 15OCT15

ANDREA LEADSOM MP
v
HOUSE OF COMMONS
LONDON SWIA 0AA
15" October 2015
Ref: AL/TG/1510
Sent via Email
For the attention of the Parish Clerk,
I am writing to ensure that you are aware of the upcoming deadlines in the High Speed Rail
(London
–
West Midlands) Bill. These relate to Additional Provision 3 (AP3) which covers the re-design of the proposed high speed station at Euston, and Additional Provision 4 (AP4) which covers specific amendments by constituency including seven in South Northamptonshire.
The deadline for submitting a petition against AP3 is 2pm on
Friday 23" October 2015 and the deadline for responding to the AP3 Environmental Statement (ES) is Friday 6"" November
2015. I should stress that any submission must be related to the new information as set out in
AP3 and its ES, as the HS2 Select Committee will not revisit ground that has been previously been covered. Petitioners must also show that they are directly and specially affected by the proposals. Similarly, for AP4, the deadline for submitting a petition is Friday 13° November and the deadline for responding to the AP4 Environmental Statement is Friday 27" November.
Please note, if you have petitioned before, you do not need to pay the £20 again to submit a new petition.
As you may also be aware Marc Pooler, who ably served as my Parliamentary Assistant for many years, has moved on to join my private office at the Department for Energy and Climate
Change. I have appointed Tommy Gilchrist to take over for him, and Tommy will be leading on HS2 for me moving forwards; please do not hesitate to get in contact with him if you feel he may be of assistance on your submissions for AP3 and AP4, or on any other matter. You may reach him via email, his address is [email address removed]. It would be useful if you could send Tommy a copy of any petition you are intending to submit.
Finally the promoter, HS2 Ltd, is hosting an information event on High Speed Two in Brackley on Tuesday 3" November between 1pm and 7pm. This event aims to allow people to find out more about the project and what it means for the local area, with the opportunity to talk to their experts about any issue of concern, as well as to see maps and plans of the project. The meeting will take place at Brackley Town Hall, Market Place, Brackley, NN13 7AB.
Best wishes,
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Andrea Leadsom MP
Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire
Westminster Office: [phone number removed] [email address removed] © www.andrealeadsom.com