Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 9 March on Transport Update, whether the construction of HS2 between Birmingham and the point where it joins the West Coast Main Line near Handsacre will be affected by the construction rephase.

The Department is continuing to work through the implications of the funding settlement with HS2 Ltd and further details will be confirmed formally shortly.