High Speed 2 Line
(asked on 17th October 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the decision was made to withdraw funding for phases 2a and 2b of HS2.
This question was answered on 23rd October 2023
The Secretary of State for Transport took the decision to cancel HS2 phases north of Birmingham and redirect funding towards alternative projects on Tuesday 3 October, the day before the Prime Minister’s announcement. There was then a meeting of the Cabinet on the morning of Wednesday 4 October, which collectively agreed that decision, and the Prime Minister announced it shortly afterwards.