Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to line 21 of table 2.1 of Autumn Budget 2017, from which allocation of capital spend the £7 billion in year 2022-23 has been re-allocated.

At the recent Budget we extended the National Productivity Investment Fund for an extra year and increased it from £23bn to £31bn

The extension into 2022/2023 by £7 billion reflects Government’s sustained commitment to addressing our productivity challenges, by providing additional investment into areas that are critical for boosting productivity: transport, digital communications, R&D and housing.

Funding in 2022/23 is not reallocated from an existing allocation of capital spend.