High Speed 2 Line
Commons · Question 6404 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is committed in principle to extending high-speed rail infrastructure beyond Birmingham in the future.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 12 Jun 2026
The Northern Growth Strategy set out the Government’s intention to ultimately deliver a full North-South new line between Birmingham and Manchester. We will conduct feasibility work, working with local partners on what will be delivered, when, and to what...