Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 122074

High Speed 2 Line: Finance

Tabled: 18 March 2026

Answered: 27 March 2026

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007, how much of the average annual real-terms reduction in HS2 capital spending between 2025-26 and 2029-30 will be achieved through (a) efficiency saving

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The HS2 Spending Review settlement reflects the scope of work that the HS2 programme plans to deliver over the period 2026/27 to 2029/30. The average annual real-terms growth rate of -7.9% detailed in the Spending Review report reflects changes in annual ...

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