Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the HS2 contract awarded to a Hitachi and Alstom joint-venture, (1) what estimate they have made of the number passenger seats that will be provided in each train, and (2) what provision there will be for passengers travelling with bicycles.

The number of seats and other interior provisions were described in the Invitation to Tender documentation published in April 2017. The exact details will be refined over the next year before the detailed design commences in conjunction with the West Coast Partner.