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Question for Department for Transport

UIN 134642, tabled on 8 January 2021

Question

Alexander Stafford
Conservative
Rother Valley
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned timescale is for a hybrid bill for the Eastern Leg of Phase 2b of High Speed Two.

Answer

Andrew Stephenson
Conservative
Pendle
Commons

Answered on

15 January 2021

Following full consideration of the National Infrastructure Commission's report, the Government expects to publish the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) early in 2021. Plans for legislation covering the Eastern Leg of HS2 Phase 2b will be confirmed following the publication of the Integrated Rail Plan.

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Department for Transport