Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for finalising the land requirement for the HS2 Washwood Heath rolling stock maintenance depot; and what recent estimate he has made of when land will be released for commercial redevelopment at the site.

The Schedule 17 planning application for the Washwood Heath Depot has recently received consent from Birmingham City Council, which confirms the land required for the Depot. The design and extent of the environmental mitigation measures to the south of the depot are well underway, with a planning application likely to be submitted later this year. Once the extent of these measures are confirmed, the commercial development proposals can be matured.

The forecast timeline for the commercial development depends upon a number of factors as described above and may be subject to change. The land will be released once the depot site has been completed.