Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 84309
High Speed 2 Line: Staffordshire
Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with HS2 Ltd on the the delay to the planned connection between High Speed 2 and the West Coast Main Line at Handsacre; what the additional cost to the public purse will be as a res
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Secretary of State for Transport and the Rail Minister have regular engagement with the CEO and Chair of HS2 Ltd to maintain oversight of the project and support their comprehensive reset of HS2. The government has committed an unprecedented settlemen...
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