Question follow-through · 79905

High Speed 2 Line: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate (a) her Department and (b) HS2 Limited have made of the cost of construction of HS2 in each of the last five years.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate (a) her Department and (b) HS2 Limited have made of the cost of construction of HS2 in each of the last five years.

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Construction of HS2 Phase One started following notice to proceed in April 2020. Since October 2020, the cost to date of delivering HS2 is set out in the 6 monthly Parliamentary Report. Capital expenditure on Phase One is reported in the HS2 Ltd Annual Re...

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