High Speed 2 Line: Finance
Commons · Question 122074 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007, how much of the average annual real-terms reduction in HS2 capital spending between 2025-26 and 2029-30 will be achieved through (a) efficiency saving
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 Mar 2026
The HS2 Spending Review settlement reflects the scope of work that the HS2 programme plans to deliver over the period 2026/27 to 2029/30. The average annual real-terms growth rate of -7.9% detailed in the Spending Review report reflects changes in annual ...