Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the initial assessment carried out by Mark Wild about the current status of the HS2 project.

We published Mark Wild’s initial assessment as HS2 Ltd CEO of HS2’s current position regarding cost and schedule on 18 June 2025.

On 23 March 2026, we published this government’s latest report to Parliament on HS2. This outlined that Mark has been asked to assess how much money and time could be saved by adopting a specification for HS2 that is more in line with the high-speed railways successfully delivered by the rest of the world. The Secretary of State has asked Mark Wild to report back to her before the summer recess. The government will reflect on the early outcomes of this work, alongside progress on engagement with HS2 Ltd’s main suppliers, ahead of publishing the new cost and schedule estimates once they have been fully assured and approved.