Written question asked by Lord Moylan (Conservative) on Monday, 13 July 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 July 2026. It was answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
High Speed 2 Line
- Question
-
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Transport on 29 June (HC12808), when they estimate they will deliver a full North-South new line between Birmingham and Manchester.
- Answer
-
The Northern Growth Strategy set out the Government’s long-term intention to build a new line between Birmingham and Manchester, following the delivery of HS2 Phase One and Northern Powerhouse Rail. In the meantime, we are learning lessons from HS2 and undertaking feasibility work with local partners before decisions on specification and delivery timescales are made.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL2018
- Session
- 2026-27
- Related items
- Subjects
- Birmingham Greater Manchester High Speed 2 line
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2026-07-20 14:09:21 +0100
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/lords/2026-27/HL2018
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/lords/2026-27/HL2018
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/lords/2026-27/HL2018