High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 6390 on Euston Station: Finance, what contingency measures her Department has put in place to deliver HS2 Euston if a public-private partnership is not secured.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
The Department’s focus over the next two years is to ensure it is well-placed to run a successful competitive procurement for HS2 Euston Station. The Department is using a well-understood public-private partnership model widely applied internationally, and our early market engagement indicates there is potential interest from global contractors, infrastructure investors and finance providers.
We will be advancing the design, working with delivery partners to develop the scheme’s technical requirements, and further market-testing the plans before procurement in order to identify and address any concerns. In any scenario, we will be able to benefit from this technical work and the discipline it brings, including if we choose to revert to a different commercial procurement model (e.g. public procurement).
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