HS2: Revised Timetable and Budget

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:42 pm on 14 March 2023.

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Photo of Alan Brown Alan Brown Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero) 12:42, 14 March 2023

The Minister baldly states that Euston was always to follow after Old Oak Common, but a previous promise was that on day one of their operation, high-speed trains would run from central London to Scotland. It is not going to be day one, it is not going to be day 100 and it is not looking like day 1,000 either, so when will HS2 trains run from central London to Scotland? Will the Minister confirm that north of Crewe, the journey time will be slower on high-speed trains than it is the now, on Avanti trains?