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1665083

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	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: Compulsory Purchase
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) homes and (b) businesses were acquired through compulsory purchase orders for HS2 Phase (i) 2a and (i) 2b.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	202776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>There is 29.2 km² of land within Phase 2a Act limits. As at 30 September 2023, <ins class="ministerial">1</ins>2.3 km² has been permanently acquired and 5.7 km² has been taken temporarily on compulsory terms.</p><p> </p><p>No properties have been acquired permanently or temporarily on Phase 2b (Western and Eastern Legs, including HS2 East) through compulsory purchase orders. Compulsory acquisition can only take place once provided for by Act of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/10/2023 10:47:51 question first ministerially corrected 26/10/2023 08:30:13 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman previous answer version 98451 answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1664892

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	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 impact of not proceeding with the northern leg of HS2 on the expected demand for services on phase 1 of the project.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	202586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The train service specification for HS2 Phase 1 services between London and Birmingham is unaffected by the decision not to proceed with the northern leg of HS2<strong>, </strong>which is therefore unlikely to impact passenger demand between London and Birmingham.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/10/2023 10:39:07 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1664893

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	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 there has been a change to the Benefit to Cost Ratio of Phase 1 of HS2 as a result of the decision not to proceed with the northern section of HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	202587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Phase 1 BCR estimate is independent of additional HS2 rail phases being built. Thus, not proceeding with the northern section of HS2 does not affect the Phase 1 BCR estimate.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/10/2023 10:49:27 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1664895

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list all projects announced as part of Network North that have had their business cases successfully approved as of 16 October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	202589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The projects announced as part of Network North have business cases at various stages in the approval process. Some are in the early to mid-stages of business development and will necessarily need to be updated following the recent announcement. In due course, we will share further details of projects to be delivered.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/10/2023 10:42:44 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1664899

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	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: Land
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total expenditure on land purchases for HS2 has been as of October 2023; and what estimate he has made of the current sale value of this land following the decision not to proceed with the northern stage of HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	202593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>As at September 2023, total expenditure on land purchases for HS2 was £3.38 billion (at nominal prices and excludes commitments). This sum was broken down by Phase as follows:</p><p>Phase 1: £2,812m</p><p>Phase 2A: £208m</p><p>Phase 2B East: £160m</p><p>Phase 2B West: £196m</p><p>No formal estimate of the current sales value of the land has been undertaken, but any land and property that is no longer required will be sold, and a programme is being developed to do this. However, the majority of the spend remains on Phase 1 which we remain fully committed to.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/10/2023 15:18:21 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1664901

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list all infrastructure projects announced as part of Network North (a) with and (b) without an estimated cost.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	202595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>Following the recent announcement of Network North, the Department is coordinating all work that falls under the Network North banner. In due course, we will share further details of projects to be delivered and anticipated funding where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/10/2023 10:40:55 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1665084

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	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: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the spend on HS2 phase (a) 2a and (b) 2b is to date.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	202777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>Spending up to and including February 2023 was reported in the Department’s last HS2 report to Parliament in June 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Updated figures will be provided in the Department’s next six-monthly report on HS2.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/10/2023 10:46:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1665085

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	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: Euston Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department made an assessment of the adequacy of proposals for private financing for Euston HS2 station between 13 February 2020 and 15 July 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	202778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>DfT and HS2 Ltd have consulted and commissioned studies on private finance.</p><p> </p><p>We continually review the best ways to deliver and fund our major infrastructure projects, including harnessing the private sector to finance and deliver projects where appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/10/2023 10:44:36 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1662851

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data he holds on the average waiting time for a driving test in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West as of 13 October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	200705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The average waiting time in September 2023 for (a) St Helens North was 17 weeks, and (b) the North West was 19.1 weeks.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/10/2023 11:24:31 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1663535

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to help support the decarbonisation of the road freight industry; and whether his Department plans to issue guidance on which technology the industry should be investing in.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	201389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is technology neutral on the technology best suited to decarbonise UK’s road freight, but understands that recharging and refuelling infrastructure is key to a successful transition.</p><p>The Department is working with industry stakeholders to develop a zero emission HGV infrastructure strategy for publication in early 2024. In parallel, the Department is investing £200m into zero emission HGV and infrastructure demonstrators to provide the road freight industry with the evidence needed to make investment decisions and have the confidence to transition to zero emissions technologies sooner. Winners of the competition will be announced imminently.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/10/2023 11:30:03 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day