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1279963

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many consultancy contracts relating to HS2 of over £5 million have been agreed since 2010; and to deposit the details of each such contract, including (1) the supplier, (2) a description of services, and (3) the spend to date, in the House of Lords library.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL12474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>As HS2 Ltd do not categorise consultancy spend within their contracts this information is not easily available and could only be compiled at disproportionate cost. As part of the Government’s transparency agenda, a full list of awarded contract opportunities is available on HS2 Ltd’s website</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/01/2021 14:55:49 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1524838

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, given current economic conditions, what assessment they have made of the likely additional costs of labour and materials on the overall cost of delivering the HS2 project; and what impact these additional costs will have on the benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of HS2.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise
	uin	HL2784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The HS2 programme is experiencing high levels of inflation, consistent with the rest of the economy and construction industry. Whilst I am clear that HS2 Ltd and its supply chain must do all they can do mitigate inflationary pressures, the overall cost of the programme is not affected in real terms because the budgets are set in 2019 prices.</p><p> </p><p>Inflation affects the value of the costs as well as the benefits and using a consistent price base removes the effects of general inflation from the benefit-cost ratio (BCR) calculation. If materials cost inflation and general inflation are significantly different, the BCR could change. Labour and materials costs are modelled as part of the BCR analysis and will be updated for the next iteration of the HS2 business case.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/11/2022 14:04:45 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4152 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise

751987

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on extremism (HLWS40), how many institutions in the UK were found, or estimated, to teach deeply conservative forms of Islam, and to provide highly socially conservative literature and preachers to UK Islamic institutions; and how many individuals in total are estimated to study at those institutions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government laid a Written Ministerial Statement in Parliament on Wednesday 12 July, which conveyed the main findings of the review into the funding for Islamist extremist activity in the UK. The review has improved the Government’s understanding of the nature, scale and sources of funding for Islamist extremism in the UK.</p><p>The review’s report is classified because of the volume of personal information it contains and for national security reasons. The Written Ministerial Statement is a comprehensive and representative reflection of the review’s findings; the Government has no plans to comment further on these.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/07/2017 11:50:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

751988

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on extremism (HLWS40), what assessment they have made of the link between (1) the distribution of the highly socially conservative literature referred to in the review, and (2) extremist activity; and what action they plan to take to prevent the publication and distribution of such material in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government laid a Written Ministerial Statement in Parliament on Wednesday 12 July, which conveyed the main findings of the Government’s review into the funding for Islamist extremist activity in the UK. The review has given us the best picture we’ve ever had of how extremists operating in the UK sustain their activities. It has improved our understanding of the nature, scale and sources of funding for Islamist extremism in the UK. The review’s report is classified because of the volume of personal information it contains and for national security reasons.</p><p>No single measure will tackle all of the issues of concern raised in the review. The Government has looked carefully at the review’s findings and will build on the measures set out in the Written Ministerial Statement. The Government will also be establishing a powerful new Commission for Countering Extremism. The Commission will have an important role in supporting the Government’s efforts to defeat all forms of extremism.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/07/2017 11:51:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

751989

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on extremism (HLWS40), with how many countries the UK will be raising specific evidence-based concerns regarding funding originating in those countries being supplied to Islamic organisations in the UK; and what action they will be seeking from the governments of those countries.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government laid a Written Ministerial Statement in both Houses on Wednesday 12 July, which conveyed the main findings of the Government’s review into the funding for Islamist extremist activity in the UK. The single most important finding was that the most significant source of funding for Islamist extremism in the UK is small, private donations from UK-based individuals. Often these individuals do not appreciate the extremist credentials of those they are donating to. The Government’s response prioritises tackling the domestic sources of extremism but the Government is committed to tackling all sources, including from overseas. The Government will continue to work with its international partners to combat extremism and where necessary will raise issues of concern in our bilateral relationships. The Charity Commission will be introducing a requirement on charities to declare overseas sources of funding to increase transparency in this area.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Counter-Extremism Strategy sets out its commitment to tackling extremism in all its forms, including engaging internationally to support our efforts to defeat extremism in the UK. This includes countering the flow of extremism to the UK, whether money, people or ideology; building international partnerships with all those opposed to extremism; and disrupting extremists from entering the UK. The Government engages with a wide range of international partners on extremism issues, including through the United Nation’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism and the United Nation’s Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/07/2017 11:33:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

751990

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on extremism (HLWS40), whether they plan to share with other countries the internal review into the nature, scale and origin of the funding of Islamist extremist activity in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government laid a Written Ministerial Statement in both Houses on Wednesday 12 July, which conveyed the main findings of the Government’s review into the funding for Islamist extremist activity in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The statement confirms that the Government will continue to raise issues of concern through our bilateral relationships where there is evidence of support for extremism in the UK. The Charity Commission will also be introducing a requirement on charities to declare overseas sources of funding to increase transparency in this area.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Counter-Extremism Strategy sets out its commitment to tackling extremism in all its forms, including engaging internationally to support our efforts to defeat extremism in the UK. This includes countering the flow of extremism to the UK, whether money, people or ideology; building international partnerships with all those opposed to extremism; and disrupting extremists from entering the UK. The Government engages with a wide range of international partners on extremism issues, including through the United Nation’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism and the United Nation’s Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/07/2017 16:26:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1523073

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent estimate of the potential cost savings of (a) cancelling and (b) postponing HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
	tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
	uin	63973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to cancel or postpone HS2, which remains at the heart of this Government’s plans to boost economic growth. HS2 is transformational and will act as a catalyst to help level-up the economies of the Midlands and the North.</p><p> </p><p>With construction now well underway, HS2 and its supply chain is already supporting 27,000 jobs, including over 950 apprenticeships and over 2,500 businesses, 97% of which are UK-registered.</p><p> </p><p>I look forward to updating the House shortly on the progress of the programme through the next six- monthly update.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/10/2022 09:46:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1523561

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the Treasury internal review into HS2 reported in the Financial Times on 17 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	65695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>We will not comment on the detail of leaked reports or on commercially sensitive matters. HS2 is well underway delivering vital infrastructure investment to contribute to Britain’s economic growth with 27,000 people working on it already.</p><p> </p><p>We do not intend to publish the review as this was internal advice to the Minister for HS2. We report on the programme's status to Parliament every six months and Ministers will provide their next update to Parliament shortly.</p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2022 10:02:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

427474

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether their timetable for the HS2 Bill to achieve Royal Assent by the end of 2016 remains achievable.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL3510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The progress of the Bill is in the hands of Parliament and Royal Assent by December 2016 remains an achievable target.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/11/2015 12:18:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

751992

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government when they last made representations to the government of China regarding refoulement of North Korean refugees to North Korea; and what response they received.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>We most recently raised the issue of non-refoulement of North Korean refugees with the Chinese authorities at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in Beijing on 27 June.</p><p>We restated our belief that North Korean refugees fleeing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should be treated as such under the 1951 refugee convention.</p><p>We are aware of reports that those returned to the DPRK have been subject to mistreatment by the authorities. The UK continues to raise our human rights concerns directly with the DPRK regime through our bilateral engagement and in international fora.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/07/2017 13:52:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool