The PA news agency answers 13 key questions on the situation.
The Prime Minister is reportedly preparing to axe plans for HS2 to run from Birmingham to Manchester.– Are there doubts about Phase 1 between London and Birmingham?
Phase 1 of HS2 includes a 19-mile section of route between Curdworth, Warwickshire and Handsacre, Staffordshire.Recent examples include two bridges being installed near Lichfield, Staffordshire.Preparatory work for Phase 2a is ongoing, while some residents on the Phase 2b route have already voluntarily sold their homes to HS2 Ltd.In an update to Parliament on June 19, rail minister Huw Merriman said £900 million had been spent on Phase 2a, and £700 million on Phase 2b.
The Bill for Phase 2b was introduced to Parliament in January 2022 and is currently at the committee stage.It is unclear if the Government could simply choose not to use its powers under the Phase 2a legislation or if it must secure the support of the majority of MPs in a vote in the Commons.It is a plan to improve east-west rail connections across the North.NPR and HS2 were being designed so trains would run between the two networks and onto the wider railway system.
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