Written questions

High Speed 2 Line: Costs

Lords · Question HL4572 · Tabled 29 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Wigley

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the out-turn cost of HS2 on the basis of their latest proposals for the completion of the project.

Answer

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 12 Feb 2025

Our latest position on cost is noted in our December 2024 report to parliament. We are undertaking a full reset of the programme, led by the new CEO Mark Wild. Until that work is concluded we are unable to provide a robust assessment of outturn cost but w...