Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 84309

High Speed 2 Line: Staffordshire

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Named Day

Question

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 Lightwood
The 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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