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<p>Under the Government’s commitment to transparency, the data that is recorded by
departments for projects such as HS2 in its Major Projects Portfolio is published
by departments alongside the publication of the Annual Report of the Infrastructure
& Projects Authority. This data includes financial statistics such as whole life
costs of each project as well as total in-year budget, forecast spend and variance.
This information is available from GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2009/10 the Government
has spent £1.4bn on the HS2 programme. This includes the costs incurred by HS2 Ltd
and Land & Property expenditure. In relation to (a), (b) and (c), as of March
2016, £434.4m has been spent on land and property with a further £11.2m in compensation
payments associated with the statutory blight regime. Please note that 2015/16 figures
have not been audited yet.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to (d), the information on HS2
Ltd salaries is published in the company’s Annual Accounts, which are available from
Gov.UK. As of March 2016, the total salaries for HS2 Ltd stand at £80.4m.</p>
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