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<p>The Full Business Case for Phase One will be published later in 2019 and will include
an assessment of the latest estimates of cost, schedule and benefits. Publication
of the Full Business Case will support authorisation of Notice to Proceed for Phase
One which is when HS2 Ltd instructs its main works civil contractors to commence construction
of the railway.</p><p> </p><p>The Government already has the statutory powers to build
HS2 Phase One. Authorisation of Notice to Proceed is a commercial and administrative
process conducted between the Government, HS2 Ltd and its main works civil contractors,
and does not therefore require a motion of parliamentary approval.</p>
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