{"value":{"id":1936637,"askingMemberId":3526,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-09-01T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-09-15T00:00:00","uin":"HL2801","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) the projected outstanding cost of HS2 as of 1 April 2026, and (2) the proportion of which allocated to the development of Euston station and the Euston approaches.","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>The Government announced in May 2026, the expected cost of delivering HS2 is now in the range of £87.7 - 102.7 billion. This is expressed in a mixed price base, including the cash outturn of works to date and the costs of future work excluding inflation.</p><p></p><p>This is an initial assessment that will mature further as the work is refined into a full programme baseline. Drawing on lessons learned from previous experience, the Department is taking the time to complete the necessary work to establish a robust baseline before seeking to set budgets for Euston.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"High Speed 2 Line: Costs","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1936637","method":"GET"}]}