Written question asked by Antoinette Sandbach (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 September 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 October 2017. It was answered by Paul Maynard (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 October 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

High Speed 2 Line: Eddisbury

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of the funding available to the second phase of High Speed 2 has been allocated to the section of the track running through Eddisbury constituency.

Answer: The 2015 Spending Review established a funding envelope for Phase Two of £28.55bn (in 2015 prices). Following the transfer of scope of Crewe Tunnel between Phase 2a and Phase 2b, total funding of £25.07bn has been allocated to Phase 2b (including provision for rolling stock). HS2 Ltd is expected to manage all elements of the delivery of Phase 2b from within the overall funding provision. As such, there is no separately designated funding for the section of track running through the Eddisbury constituency.

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