Question follow-through · 2148

High Speed 2 Line: Mid Cheshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119653, whether the Department has considered options regarding the HS2 safeguarding direction affecting the Mid-Cheshire constituency.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
18 May 2026
Target answer date
20 May 2026
Answer
27 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119653, whether the Department has considered options regarding the HS2 safeguarding direction affecting the Mid-Cheshire constituency.

  2. 20 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 May 2026

    Answer published

    With reference to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119653, the Department continues to carefully consider its options regarding the HS2 safeguarding direction affecting the Mid-Cheshire constituency. We will set out further details in due course.

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