Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 March 2010. It was answered by Chris Mole (Labour) on Thursday, 8 April 2010 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Railways: Construction

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport through which parliamentary constituencies (a) in the present Parliament and (b) in the next Parliament the Government's preferred route for High Speed Two will pass.

Answer: [holding answer 30 March 2010]: HS2 Ltd.'s preferred route option passes through the following parliamentary constituencies in force in the present Parliament:"Aylesbury""Banbury""Beaconsfield""Birmingham Erdington""Birmingham Hodge Hill""Birmingham Ladywood""Brent East""Brent South""Buckingham""Chesham and Amersham""Daventry""Ealing, Acton and Shepherds Bush""Ealing North""Holborn and St. Pancras""Hampstead and Highgate""Lichfield""Meriden""North Warwickshire""Regents Park and Kensington North""Rugby and Kenilworth""Ruislip Northwood""South West Hertfordshire""Stratford-upon-Avon""Sutton Coldfield""Tamworth""Warwick and Leamington."HS2 Ltd.'s preferred route option passes through the following parliamentary constituencies that will come into force in the next Parliament:"Aylesbury""Banbury""Beaconsfield""Birmingham, Erdington""Birmingham, Hodge Hill""Birmingham, Ladywood""Brent North""Buckingham""Chesham and Amersham""Ealing Central and Acton""Ealing North""Hammersmith""Hampstead and Kilburn""Holborn and St. Pancras""Kenilworth and Southam""Kensington""Lichfield""Meriden""North Warwickshire""Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner""South Northamptonshire""South West Hertfordshire""Sutton Coldfield""Tamworth""Uxbridge and South Ruislip""Westminster North."

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