Question follow-through · 6761
Railways: Birmingham and Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what budget has been allocated to the feasibility study into future rail connectivity between Birmingham and Manchester; what options will be considered; whether construction of a new high-speed railway will be
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 4 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what budget has been allocated to the feasibility study into future rail connectivity between Birmingham and Manchester; what options will be considered; whether construction of a new high-speed railway will be
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jun 2026
Answer published
The budget for feasibility work on future rail connectivity between Birmingham and Manchester will draw on provision made for future network planning work. The Government has made it clear however that we will not be bringing back HS2 between Birmingham a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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