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964899

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has in place to mitigate the disruption caused by HS2 works on London to Manchester train routes.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	169270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The government is very conscious of the need to minimise any potential for disruption to the national rail network - including the London to Manchester route - during the construction of HS2. HS2 Ltd are working closely with Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies to mitigate against this at London Euston, where work is already underway, and is continuing to develop its plans regarding works at Crewe station.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/09/2018 14:45:07 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

989649

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the mitigation measures agreed by HS2 Ltd to reduce the negative effect on biodiversity are (a) secured for the duration of the project and (b) monitored.
	tabling member constituency	Banbury
	tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
	uin	180775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/672371/E2_-_Ecological_Impact_v1.5.pdf" target="_blank">HS2 Information Paper E2</a> outlines how ecological impacts have been assessed and how they will be mitigated or compensated for during the construction of Phase One of HS2. It refers to the commitment to seek no net loss to biodiversity. Mitigation measures include the creation of habitat to maintain the populations of protected species. New areas of woodland, grassland, heathland and ponds will be created.</p><p>A route-wide monitoring strategy will be put in place. HS2 Ltd is responsible for maintaining and monitoring the new or managed habitat for a sufficient period to ensure that the nature conservation objectives are achieved. Indicative periods for the management and monitoring of habitats are set out in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/672401/E26_-__Indicative_Periods_Management_and_Monitoring_of_Habitats_v1.2__2_.pdf" target="_blank">HS2 Information Paper E26</a>. These include plans to monitor replacement woodland for up to 50 years.</p><p> </p><p>A similar approach is being adopted for future phases of the scheme.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/10/2018 13:29:03 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

989650

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that High Speed Two does not cause the death of barn owls.
	tabling member constituency	Banbury
	tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
	uin	180776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has produced a barn owl mitigation plan to manage and reduce the anticipated significant effects to barn owls caused by construction and operation of the Phase One scheme. The plan has been developed by a team of professional ecologists, including a barn owl expert, and has been informed by additional research undertaken by the British Trust for Ornithology.</p><p> </p><p>The plan assumes that 80 pairs are affected by the Phase One scheme and consists of measures to: avoid disturbance to the species during construction; reduce the collision risk of the railway to the birds; provide new artificial nesting sites at a safe distance from the railway; and monitor the new nesting sites to ensure uptake by barn owls.</p><p> </p><p>It is expected that the barn owl mitigation plan will be expanded and refined for future phases of HS2.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/10/2018 13:18:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

1016337

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using geotechnical baseline reports to assess the possible (a) settlement damage to and (b) strengthening required for buildings along the High Speed Two London tunnel route.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	196819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>A geotechnical baseline report (GBR) is a contractual document that defines what the Contractor has to allow for in his price. The actual geotechnical parameters from HS2 project ground investigations have been and are being used for the assessment of “all” buildings impacted by the works including potential ground movements associated with excavations and to assess, in the rare event, any necessary remedial measures. For further information for Phases 1 &amp; 2a see HS2 Information Papers C3 &amp; C14 – Ground Settlement, respectively.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 03/12/2018 14:38:49 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1016344

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) HS2 Ltd, (b) third party contractors or (c) his Department will be liable in the event that settlement damage to vulnerable and listed buildings occurs due to works along the High Speed Two London tunnel route.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	196821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The nominated undertaker (HS2) will reimburse reasonable costs subject to the conditions outlined in the Information Papers C3 &amp; C14 that were prepared in support of the Phase 1 Act. Please refer to Section 8 of the Information Paper.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/12/2018 11:35:49 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1016345

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received on the risks to buildings along the High Speed Two London tunnel route in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	196822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has received a small number of representations regarding the assessment of the risks in relation to HS2 Ltd’s development of the design of the HS2 tunnels on the Park Village East retaining wall, which is located on the approach to Euston Station.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 03/12/2018 14:56:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1016346

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his latest estimate is of the total cost of High Speed Two; and how much of that funding has been spent.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	196823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The total funding envelope of the High Speed 2 project was set at £55.7bn (2015 prices) as part of the 2015 Spending Review settlement.</p><p>The total spend to date is £5.5bn (nominal), inclusive of the financial years 2009-10 to 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 03/12/2018 14:36:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1016352

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money his Department has spent on each (a) consultant and (b) consultancy firm to support the HS2 project in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	196824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The table below provides information on the total expenditure incurred by the High Speed Rail Group on consultancy in support of the HS2 project.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£2,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£4,803,540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£5,352,792</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£10,563,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£12,045,048</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£10,366,823</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£9,999,662</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p>The amount spent on consultancy reflects the need to utilise the best specialist expertise to deliver the Government’s biggest investment in transport infrastructure in generations. All consultancy contracts are competitively tendered to ensure value for money and every effort is made to transfer skills to permanent staff and ensure reduced reliance on external contractors.</p><p> </p><p>I am unable to publish a breakdown to your request as this information is commercially sensitive. The Department for Transport has a duty to manage procurements to deliver the best value for the tax payer, and publishing the breakdown requested would be likely to negatively prejudice the effective and efficient outcome of these procurement competitions.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/12/2018 13:28:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1016355

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the risk of conflicts of interest in relation to settlement deed surveys provided by companies contracted to work on the High Speed Two London Tunnel Route.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	196825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Nominated Undertaker (i.e. those acting on behalf of the Secretary of State) will engage with property owners as it is in their combined interest that Settlement Surveys are reflective and factual of the property prior to commencement of tunnel works. The survey will be undertaken by a jointly appointed Independent Chartered Building Surveyor at the nominated undertaker’s cost. This approach was adopted on HS1, Crossrail and Thames Tideway and is a common and recognised practice. See Information Papers C3 &amp; C14 Section 7. The Nominated Undertaker will perform relevant conflict of interest assessments at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 03/12/2018 15:53:17 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1016356

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much HS2 Ltd has spent on compensation grouting in advance of construction work along the High Speed Two London tunnel route.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	196826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has spent nothing on compensation grouting to date. HS2 Ltd has required the contractors to procure tunnel boring machines that are capable of limiting ground movements.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/12/2018 13:36:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq