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High Speed Two: Land

Asked by Liam ByrneLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 7 July 2026UIN 15277

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that could be supported on non-operational land at the HS2 Washwood Heath site.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

It is envisaged that around 1,000 jobs will be created on the commercial development site to the south of the depot.

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