"Today I am publishing this Government’s latest report to Parliament on High Speed 2.
When I was appointed Secretary of State, I was clear that significant change was needed to bring HS2 under control. The history of the programme has been characterised by spiralling costs and ever-shifting timelines, in significant …..." Heidi Alexander - View Speech
"On 19 February I wrote to the judge hearing the above claim in respect of my ongoing duty of candour in those proceedings.
Pursuant to an order of the Court from 10 December 2025, on 12 December 2025 I approved the disclosure of a number of documents that related to …..." Heidi Alexander - View Speech
"The hon. Member may wish to tell his residents about the Government’s determination to tackle these issues. For example, we have doubled the fines that local authorities can charge utility companies when works overrun. I recognise how disruptive these works are for local communities, and it is an issue that …..." Heidi Alexander - View Speech
"…I can also assure him that in the past I have been as supportive, from the Department for Transport, as Network Rail has been of the open access application from Wrexham, Shropshire and the west midlands, and I will maintain my support for the proposals going forward.
"The hon. Member may wish to tell his residents about the Government’s determination to tackle these issues. For example, we have doubled fixed-penalty notices that local authorities can charge utility companies and extended overrun charges. I recognise how disruptive these works are for local communities, and it is an …..." Heidi Alexander - View Speech
"…I can also assure him that in thepast I have been supportive, from the Department for Transport, of the open access application from Wrexham, Shropshire and the west midlands, and I will maintain my support for the proposals going forward.
"This Government remain fully committed to the zero emission vehicle transition and the ZEV mandate. In 2025, the UK had the largest electric vehicle market share of any major European economy, thanks to the certainty provided by clear Government policy and the £7.5 billion that we are investing by 2035 …..." Heidi Alexander - View Speech
"I am surprised that the right hon. Gentleman talks about U-turns. I am sure that I should not be doing this, but I reviewed his tweets from none other than the 2019 general election, in which he was very excited about decarbonisation schemes, electric vehicle infrastructure and clean energy. Perhaps …..." Heidi Alexander - View Speech
"I do agree with my hon. Friend, who I know has expert knowledge of the charge point industry. The clarity that the ZEV mandate provides has triggered over £6 billion-worth of private sector investment in charging infrastructure, and it is one of the reasons why we have a brand-new gigafactory …..." Heidi Alexander - View Speech
"I can assure the hon. Gentleman that this Government take our national security duties very seriously. We are taking significant steps to support the UK car manufacturing sector, and we are also supporting consumers to make the transition to EVs, with over 44 models now available for the electric car …..." Heidi Alexander - View Speech