{"value":{"id":1936632,"askingMemberId":3526,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-09-01T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-09-15T00:00:00","uin":"HL2802","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government how many HS2 200m train sets are now on order; and whether the train set capital expenditure is included in the projected HS2 cost or is a leasing cost to the chosen operator.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4972,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-09-07T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>There are 54 x 200m trains on order with the Hitachi-Alstom Joint Venture. The capital expenditure for purchasing these trains is included in the published HS2 cost ranges.</p><p> </p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"High Speed 2 Line: Rolling Stock","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1936632","method":"GET"}]}