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High Speed 2 Line: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007 on High Speed 2 Line: Finance, whether reductions in the specified top speed of High Speed Two trains are being considered as part of efforts to align

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
24 Mar 2026
Target answer date
26 Mar 2026
Answer
31 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007 on High Speed 2 Line: Finance, whether reductions in the specified top speed of High Speed Two trains are being considered as part of efforts to align

  2. 26 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    No. The Spending Review settlement for the current period is not dependent on the consideration of the top speed of HS2.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Mark Wild

25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date (a) Mark Wild’s contract as Chief Executive of HS2 Ltd was signed, (b) his appointment was publicly announced and (c) he took up his role.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

High Speed 2 Line

25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 23 March 2026 on Rail Infrastructure, HCWS1433, when she next plans to publish an update on the progress of the HS2 reset.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

High Speed 2 Line

25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 23 March 2026 on Rail Infrastructure, HCWS1433, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the operating speed of HS2 on passenger

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

High Speed 2 Line: Affordable Housing

25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many social and affordable homes are planned as part of the redevelopment of land at and around Euston associated with the HS2 programme.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

High Speed 2 Line: Procurement

25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the procurement of the Washwood Heath Depot for HS2 to conclude.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

High Speed Two: Staff

25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff are employed by the HS2 Ltd Helpdesk.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Royal Aeronautical Society

25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has held discussions with the Royal Aeronautical Society since July 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Aircraft: Exhaust Emissions

25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of contrails on its Airspace Modernisation Strategy.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Large Goods Vehicles and Vans: Carbon Emissions

26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost will be of the Zero Emission Truck and Van funding package over its lifetime, including associated grant schemes.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Tests: Staff

26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent driving examiners recruited by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) were (a) in post and (b) delivering practical car driving tests in i) January 2026, ii) February 2026

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Concessions

26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the purchase price for an individual of an a) Network Railcard, b) 16-17 Saver, c) 16-25 Railcard, d) 26-30 Railcard, e) Family & Friends Railcard, f)) Two Together Railcard, g) Senior Railcard, h) Dis

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Tests

26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiners started to practice in each month from July 2024 to the latest month for which figures are available.