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High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase

Asked by Laurence TurnerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 4 July 2025UIN 64211

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the powers to make compulsory purchases of land for HS2 Phase 2a purposes expire.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

Compulsory Purchase powers under the Phase 2a Act will expire on 11th February 2026.

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