Where will the ministers whose constituencies will be affected by HS2 be when the legislation reaches its key votes in the Commons? As I said on Friday, the chances are that some of them might suddenly find they need to travel overseas quite urgently when MPs vote at second reading on Monday, and again at report stage and third reading later on. The ministers in question are as follows:
David Lidington – Con – Aylesbury and Buckinghamshire. Minister of State for Europe.
Dominic Grieve – Con – Beaconsfield. Attorney General.
Jeremy Wright – Con – Kenilworth and Southam. Minister for Prisons and Rehabilitation.
Nick Hurd – Con – Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner. Minister for Civil Society.
Andrea Leadsom – Con – South Northamptonshire. Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister).
David Gauke – Con – South West Hertfordshire. Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.
Andrea Leadsom is under fire this morning for her previous backbench opposition to HS2, while the Telegraph reports that David Lidington will be in Estonia for the vote.
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