Title page
Contents
1. Introduction 5
2. Role of the Select Committee 9
3. General Approach to the Control and Mitigation of Environmental Impacts 11
Agriculture, forestry and soils 14
Air quality 15
Community and socio-economic impacts 16
Cultural heritage 17
Ecology 18
Landscape and visual amenity 19
Noise and vibration 20
Settlement 21
Traffic and transport 22
Waste and material resources 23
Water resources 23
4. Need for and Benefits of HS2 Phase One 25
5. Summary and Conclusion 27
Annex A: Summary of reasons for Government's proposal to endorse HS2 Phase One 28
Annex B: List of HS2 Information Papers and Other Sources of Information 30