Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Transport, (b) Ministers at the Department for Transport and (c) officials from the Department for Transport on Crossrail 2; and when he plans to make a decision on that project's business case.

As with all transport scheme proposals, a thorough analysis of the Crossrail 2 strategic outline business case is being carried out by the Department for Transport, to ensure it is a robust scheme and to assess its potential economic effects. This includes examining whether the National Infrastructure Commission’s detailed recommendations on the scheme — including those on costs, funding and housing — have been met.

These considerations are part of a normal ongoing process, and the next steps and timescales for the project will be decided as part of this analysis.

Regular discussions between government departments continue in the usual way.