questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2023 to Question 202776 on High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase, what the cost to the public purse was of the acquisition of land within Phase 2a Act limits.
answerText: The total cost of acquiring land on Phase 2a via compulsory purchase or statutory blight as of 30 September 2023 is £136.51 million. 
heading: High Speed 2 Line