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High Speed 2 Line

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 21973

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12808 on High Speed 2 Line, what is meant by the term ultimately.

Answered by Department for Transport

The Government set out its intentions clearly in its press release of 14 January 2026 -

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/northern-powerhouse-rail-to-drive-biggest-travel-upgrade-in-the-north-in-a-generation

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