Key topics to be addressed include:
- Does the government remain committed to HS2 in full?
- Can the government’s ambitious transport programme be funded in a post-Covid economy?
- How will the need for migrant labour on infrastructure projects be met after the Brexit transition period?
- Can the government and contractors contain a stronger trade union presence post-Covid?
- Which projects are desirable or under consideration for the improvement of rail infrastructure?
- Will freelance working on rail projects be alive and well post-IR35 reforms?
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CloseHuw Merriman has been the Conservative member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle since 2015. In January 2020 he was elected the Chairman of the Transport Select Committee, having served as a member of the committee since 2017. Huw has also served as a parliamentary private secretary in both the Treasury and the department of Work and Pensions.
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