Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 18 May (HL7677), why they have not made reports on HS2 to Parliament every six months; why predictable external factors such as recess and local elections have affected the timing of these reports; and when they expect to publish the next such report.

As I mentioned in my previous response, external factors affected our original plans for an earlier publication of the HS2 Parliamentary Report, which was further delayed as it has taken time to work through the implications of the Spring Budget. We remain committed to transparency and providing timely and accurate updates on HS2, with the next report due for publication imminently.