Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 16 March (HLWS670), whether HS2 costs continue to be within budget; and if not, what is the (1) current amount that the project is over-budget, (2) estimated total amount the project will be over-budget, and (3) cause of costs that will result in the project being over-budget.

For the latest update on the overall costs position of the HS2 programme I would refer my Right Honourable Friend to the publication of the six-monthly HS2 report to Parliament on Thursday 27 October 2022.