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High Speed 2 Line: Finance

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 16 April 2026UIN 123379

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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 the Department expects any reduction in the maximum speed of High Speed Two trains to contribute to meeting the

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Spending Review settlement for the current period is not dependent on the outcome of the Strategic Speed Study.

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