Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 15277

High Speed Two: Land

Tabled: 2 July 2026

Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Liam Byrne

Labour — Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that could be supported on non-operational land at the HS2 Washwood Heath site.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

It is envisaged that around 1,000 jobs will be created on the commercial development site to the south of the depot.