Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 5 December (HL3685), how much was approved by Parliament for spending on HS2 (1) Phase 1, (2) Phase 2A, and (3) Phase 2B West; and what was the date of each approval.

The Government’s spending plans are set out in the Central Government’s annual Supply Estimates, the latest of which were presented to Parliament on 23 June 2022 and can be accessed on www.gov.uk. The voted elements of these spending plans were originally set out in Spending Review 2021 and updated at subsequent fiscal events.