Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, over what period of time the High Speed 2 Community and Environment Fund and Business and Local Economy Fund will be available; and when applications for funding will open.

Applications for funding for both the Community and Environment Fund and Business and Local Economy Fund will be opened following the Phase One Bill receiving Royal Assent. Both funds will continue to accept applications and award grants for a year following the start of Phase One operations in 2027.