Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential impact on job numbers of changes in estimated construction delivery dates for HS2.

The large majority of jobs on HS2 are currently working on the delivery of Phase 1 and the Prime Minister has confirmed that the government will complete Phase 1 of HS2 between Birmingham and London. Delivery remains on track to deliver initial high-speed services between Old Oak Common in west London and Birmingham Curzon Street by 2033, with a connection to Euston to follow.

There will be significant opportunities for contractual work through the new investment plans that the Prime Minister announced on 4 October 2023, providing job opportunities across the range of projects in the delivery pipeline.