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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

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

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

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

1176423

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2020 to Question 8236 on High Speed 2 Railway Line, what estimate he has made of the reduction in journey times between the North East and Midlands after the completion of High Speed Two.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	12900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>HS2 Phase 2b would reduce journey times between the Midlands and the North East. For example, the journey time between Birmingham and Newcastle will reduce by over 50 minutes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/02/2020 15:54:28 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1176167

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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, what recent estimate he has made of the value of all residential property purchased by HS2 Ltd to facilitate the construction of High Speed Two.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	12194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>As at 31 January 2020, the Secretary of State has acquired 1,151 properties at a cost of £715,398,387 through the statutory blight and non-statutory property compensation schemes across all phases of HS2.</p><p> </p><p>The property compensation schemes strike a balance between supporting impacted property owners and protecting the public purse. The schemes were introduced gradually to each of the three HS2 phases between 2010-2017 following extensive public consultation. They will remain in place until one year after each HS2 phase is operational.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p /><p /><p /> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/02/2020 17:10:44 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan