Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 71906

High Speed 2 Line: Land

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Rachel Taylor

LabourNorth Warwickshire and Bedworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the safeguarded land for Phase 2 of HS2 will be released back to the land owners.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
Safeguarding on the route of HS2 Phase 2a (between West Midlands and Crewe) was lifted in January 2024. Safeguarding on the route of HS2 Phase 2b Eastern Leg (between West Midlands and Leeds) was lifted in July 2025. One small area to the south of the exi...

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