Andy McDonald

The government said the initiation of a review of the high-speed line, HS2 - with a "go or no-go" decision until the end of the year, the Transport Secretary, Grant shapp's.

It will examine whether and how The Project is to link London, The Midlands and the North of England should be doing.

billions have already been spent, But Mr shapp's refused to rule out scrapping entirely.

He said the responsibility was "full", to see if the benefits really "stack up".

Phase 1 of the development between London and Birmingham is due to the until the end of 2026, the Second Phase to Leeds and Manchester, the scheduled is set for completion in 2032-33.

It is designed to carry trains able to travel to 250mph.

When asked about The Money already has been spent on The Project , Mr shapp's said: "Just because you have spent means a lot of money on something, they should plow more and more money. "

He said the Ministers urged the experts ", just give us the facts".

"Go and find out all The Information there is Out There ... would really, cost what it will, this project is complete, And Then we will meet in a much better position this decision - go or no-go until the end of the year. "

The review will be chaired by Douglas Oakervee, a civil engineer and former Chairman of HS2 Ltd .

£55. 6bn budget

£32. 7bnOriginal budget

£7. 4bnAlready spent on The Project

as 9,000 jobs are supported by the rail

345 milesNew high-speed track

50 minute journey time saving between London and Manchester

the Lord Berkeley, the other a civil engineer, worked on the construction of the Channel Tunnel , as his Deputy. The Labour peer has been critical to The Project .

A final report to the government in the autumn.

During the Conservative Party leadership campaign, Boris Johnson said he would not port to scrap plans for the new track, But I express "fears about The Business case".

In July , the current Chairman of The Project , the total cost could rise by a further £30 billion - up from the current budget of £56bn.

Labour peer Lord Adonis, a former transport Secretary, worked as an infrastructure consultant, Theresa May , said the criticism was "not as dumb as you can" and would "screw Birmingham and the North".

He tweeted that it would fight "a massive bun, while the transport Department runs for cover and HS2 Ltd is paralyzed by indecision".

The evaluation will be:

the Former transport Secretary Chris Grayling argued that the new rail links were needed to take the pressure of a system, the "seams".

And to deliver in June of this year, More Than 20 entrepreneurs HS2 full, arguing it would "spread the flow of investment across The Midlands , the North of England and in Scotland".

The Conservative mayor of the West Midlands , Andy Street , who will sit on the review panel, said HS2 was "vital" for the West Midlands and was "the creation of jobs and the construction of new homes".

But Conservative MP lady Cheryl Gillan , whose constituency HS2 goes through, told BBC Radio 4 's World at One, his costs have risen "astronomically," and it was "now completely unprofitable in terms of value for money for The British taxpayer".

In may, a Committee of peers risks "short-changing" from the North of England .

your report said that the Scheme is too much emphasis on the cutting of journey times and not enough on the economic impact on the regions.

He also urged the Northern engine house-Rail - System - a separate arrangement connecting the cities and municipalities in the region, which will be completed, in addition to HS2.

Labour mayor of Greater Manchester , Andy Burnham , who supports HS2, complained that the review panel will include two elected representatives from the West Midlands , But none from the North.

Shadow transport Secretary Andy Mcdonald said work supports investments in new rail capacity, adding that the "improvement of the governance of the railway is necessary, not least about the HS2 project. "

A Conservative MP, Bob Seely suggested that the "upper half" of HS2 - the section should be built across the North of England - But not the Birmingham to London route, which he described as "a monumental White Elephant ".

The crucial question is HS2 value for money? A former senior figure in the Treasury said to me recently, that in terms of that it made very much lower than many other projects, so the government quite a large risk that you get so much money in it.

The government could cancel it - But , of course, the most important proviso that the sum applied already, and you would be lost. For all the opposition, the HS2 also has a lot of passionate Fans, and you would be unhappy.

Instead of scrapping it altogether, then perhaps the more plausible alternative is to change your plans in any way.

Trust Me , it will not be to do just that for financial or legal reasons.

Joe Rukin, of the stop HS2 campaign, said: "If this is a real test, you must stop work now because irreparable damage is done to premises now unique life, ancient forests. "

He threw HS2 of the "send possession orders like there is No Tomorrow ", refers to The Path of The Line .

also keep in mind that the review of the Chairman, Mr Oakervee, was given a chance to mark "do his own homework" given his previous role in The Project .

Source of news: bbc.com