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High Speed 2 Line

Commons · Question 42304 · Tabled 28 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 7 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Gareth Bacon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to renew the land purchase powers contained in the HS2 West Midlands to Crewe hybrid Bill before they expire in February 2026.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 7 Apr 2025

I am aware of the limitations on land purchase powers contained in the High Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Act 2021. This government is carefully reviewing the position it has inherited on HS2 and wider rail infrastructure and I will set out detailed...