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High Speed 2 Line: Mid Cheshire

Asked by Andrew CooperLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 18 March 2026UIN 119653

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for lifting HS2 safeguarding directions affecting the Mid Cheshire constituency.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Following the Northern Growth Strategy announcement in January, we are carefully considering our options regarding the HS2 safeguarding direction affecting the Mid-Cheshire constituency and will set out further details in due course.

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