Written questions by Byrne.

What assessment she has made of the adequacy of public transport connectivity between areas of high unemployment and HS2 employment sites in the West Midlands.

Awaiting answer.

What plans she has to ensure public transport connectivity between areas of high unemployment and employment sites created by HS2 in the West Midlands.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues on the expected number of new jobs at (a) Birmingham Airport, (b) The NEC, Birmingham, (c) Arden Cross Interchange, and (d) Birmingham Curzon Street station following the completion of HS2.

It has not proved possible to respond to my Rt Hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

What her planned timetable is for completion of the East Birmingham tram extension from Digbeth through Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and Tile Cross to Birmingham International Airport, the NEC and Arden Cross.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation

Whether she plans to allocate funding for the East Birmingham tram extension to Birmingham Airport in the next spending review.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What the status is of tram route designs between Digbeth and Birmingham International Airport.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What the projected cost-benefit ratio is of completing the East Birmingham tram extension.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

When she expects HS2 Limited to complete its review of the timetable for releasing land for redevelopment at the Washwood Heath rolling stock maintenance yard.

HS2 Ltd is undertaking a sprint project that aims to identify and unlock opportunities for early release of land currently held for HS2 between London and Birmingham, around its stations and the Washwood Heath depot hub, to support both regeneration and economic growth. This work is part of – and its timing is therefore linked to – the reset of the HS2 programme, and is due to be completed in early 2026.

With reference to the policy papers entitled Spending Review 2025, published on 30 June 2025, and Budget 2025, published on 28 November 2025, what their Department’s capital Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be in each year of the Spending Review period; how much capital funding has been allocated to each of their Department’s programmes; and how much and what proportion of the capital DEL allocation remains unallocated in each year.

The Spending Review 2025 established allocations of Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) up to financial year 2029-30. A profile of these agreed allocations is enclosed in the table below, reflecting the measures announced at Autumn Budget 2025: £ billion (current prices)Plans 2025-26Plans 2026-27Plans 2027-28Plans 2028-29Plans 2029-30Capital DEL Expenditure21.623.024.822.724.4 Capital funding allocations in future years and how they are allocated (this includes any unallocated funds) are subject to departmental business planning processes. Furthermore, the department will provide more detail on future spending plans at the appropriate Supply Estimate.

On what date bids for the next wave of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement funding should be submitted to her Department.

At October Budget, the Government confirmed funding for the current City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement programme in 2025-26, including a £200m uplift. Further funding beyond 2025-26 is being considered as part of the multi-year Spending Review, which is expected to conclude in late Spring.

Whether she has asked HS2 Limited to make an assessment of the potential impact of the provision of funding for a railway station at East Birmingham on the regeneration of that area.

HS2 Ltd has defined scope to deliver two HS2 stations in the West Midlands: Birmingham Curzon Street and Interchange. These stations will have a transformative economic impact on the wider city, including East Birmingham. There are no plans for an additional HS2 station in East Birmingham.