Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether plans for extending HS2 to Leeds will involve HS2 and traditional passenger trains calling at the same station platforms; and if so, (1) how the differences in planned station platform heights for different trains will be accommodated, and (2) what cost benefit analysis they have made of making provisions for differing station platform heights for different types of trains.

The IRP included £100 million for work to look at the most effective way to run HS2 trains to Leeds, including understanding the optimal solution for capacity at Leeds station, and starting work on the West Yorkshire Mass Transit System.

We intend to publish the terms of reference for the HS2 to Leeds Study soon, which will provide more information on the options under consideration.