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High Speed 2 Line: Birmingham

Asked by Liam ByrneLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 129817

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues on the expected number of new jobs at (a) Birmingham Airport, (b) The NEC, Birmingham, (c) Arden Cross Interchange, and (d) Birmingham Curzon Street station

Answered by Simon Lightwood

It has not proved possible to respond to my Rt Hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

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