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date	10/04/2019
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, with reference to the HS2 Ltd and Trades Union Congress Initial Framework Agreement, published on 6 April 2016, what enforceable commitment to support direct employment has been developed by HS2 Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	243467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Where there is a substantial amount of work that falls outside the 'skill set' of Tier 1 contractors, it would not be feasible for them to be the employer. Notwithstanding, HS2 Ltd requires that the contractor directly employs its employees and first line supervisors and ensures as far as reasonably practicable that the subcontractors and the suppliers in its supply chain do the same.</p><p> </p><p>Wages and benefits paid for a standard working week meet, at a minimum, the national living wage and (where appropriate) the London living wage or industry benchmark standards, whichever is higher.</p><p> </p><p>Industry benchmark standards for terms and conditions of employment include those contained within existing national agreements that cover the civil and engineering construction sector e.g. CIJC.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/04/2019 11:34:20 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1111242

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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 many workers engaged on Phase One of High Speed Two are employed (a) on a zero-hours contract, (b) on an agency contract, and (c) through (i) an umbrella and (ii) personal service company.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	243468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>As of 16 April 2019</p><p>(a) The number of workers employed on zero-hours contracts on Phase One is 0.</p><p> </p><p>(b) The number of workers employed on Phase One on an agency contract are 238.</p><p> </p><p>(c.i) The number of workers employed on Phase One through an umbrella company are 35.</p><p> </p><p>(c.ii) personal service company are 122.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/04/2019 11:21:05 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1086772

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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 assessment he has made of the capacity of the rail freight industry to support the construction of High Speed Two.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	230844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>During the development of the scheme HS2 Ltd has sought to assess the capacity of the rail freight industry to support its plans to transfer excavated and construction materials by rail. HS2 Ltd’s understanding of the volume of material that will need to be transported by rail continue to be refined. HS2 Ltd and its supply chain continue to engage with the rail industry to move these plans forward. As plans become more certain, HS2 Ltd and its supply chain are seeking to secure rail freight support, including making applications to Network Rail for timetable capacity allocation through the standard industry process. The first of these requests has been submitted, in time for the December 2019 timetable change.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/03/2019 15:18:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1023021

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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 High Speed Two will begin operations in December 2026.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	200721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has been set a target of commencing HS2 Phase One services in 2026.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/12/2018 08:38:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald