The Government has tasked the new leadership of HS2 Ltd with undertaking a comprehensive reset to ensure the project is delivered in a controlled way and at the lowest reasonable cost. Bringing in alternative delivery arrangements at this stage in the project would add further delay and cost.

It is the Government's long-term aim to see a full new railway between Birmingham to Manchester. This will not be a revival of HS2 and what will be delivered will be considered by a feasibility study working with local partners.