Question follow-through · 122074
High Speed 2 Line: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007, how much of the average annual real-terms reduction in HS2 capital spending between 2025-26 and 2029-30 will be achieved through (a) efficiency saving
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 18 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 27 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007, how much of the average annual real-terms reduction in HS2 capital spending between 2025-26 and 2029-30 will be achieved through (a) efficiency saving
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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27 Mar 2026
Answer published
The HS2 Spending Review settlement reflects the scope of work that the HS2 programme plans to deliver over the period 2026/27 to 2029/30. The average annual real-terms growth rate of -7.9% detailed in the Spending Review report reflects changes in annual ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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