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1127510

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) how many and (b) in which locations are office premises to accommodate HS2 staff (i) owned, (ii) leased and (iii) rented; and what the (A) length of tenure, (B) annual cost or purchase price, (C) number of people working in and (D) who lessor or vendor is for each of those office premises in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	256189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd relocated its headquarters from London to the Midlands 3 years ago, and has now established a new base in Manchester city centre, emphasising the benefit of having a presence in areas along the route. Details of these office premises are detailed below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Tenure</p></td><td><p>Length of Tenure</p></td><td><p>No of Desks<sup>*</sup></p></td><td><p>Lessor</p></td><td><p>Annual net total costs to meet all obligations under the lease/licence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="6"><p>£6,338,387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London (Euston)</p></td><td><p>Lease</p></td><td><p>10 years</p></td><td><p>948</p></td><td><p>Secretary of State for Transport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London (Westminster)</p></td><td><p>Civil Estate Occupancy Agreement</p></td><td><p>5 years</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>Department for Education</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham (2 Snowhill)</p></td><td><p>Lease</p></td><td><p>15 years</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>2 Snowhill Birmingham SARL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham (1 Victoria Square)</p></td><td><p>Serviced Offices (Licence)</p></td><td><p>2 years</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>Regus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester (Barlow House)</p></td><td><p>Lease</p></td><td><p>3 years</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Secretary of State for Health</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*HS2 Ltd operate a flexible working system and staff can work at any location, depending on business need(s). HS2 Ltd also co-locate with contractors. Therefore the number of desks does not directly relate to the number of HS2 Ltd staff working at each location.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/05/2019 13:26:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1197165

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) how many times, (b) on which dates and (c) with what attendance has the monthly Ministerial Task Force on HS2 met in each of the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	48933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministerial Task Force has met for its inaugural following the Government’s recent decision to proceed with Phase 1. The first meeting was held on 30 April. Membership of The Task Force includes Ministers from the Department for Transport, HM Treasury, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Cabinet Office. The Chair, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer from HS2 Ltd also attend, alongside officials and advisors from the represented Government Departments and the Prime Minister’s Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/06/2020 16:12:17 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1173701

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, above what level of contractual payment are contracts awarded to HS2 Ltd required to be authorised by (a) a Minister and (b) the Treasury.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	8131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The Department has granted delegated authority to HS2 Ltd to undertake their own procurement activity, which is set out under the terms of the Development Agreement between HS2 Ltd and the Department. The tiered levels of authority pertaining to contractual authorities recorded in the Development Agreement are commercially sensitive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/01/2020 17:40:14 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1229367

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Business Expenses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason details of business expenses, travel costs and hospitality figures have not been published for HS2 personnel since September 2019; and if he will publish those figures.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	81477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has now published all business expense, travel costs and hospitality up to March 2020 on <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gov.uk_government_publications_hs2-2Dltd-2Dbusiness-2Dexpense-2Dtravel-2Dcosts-2Dand-2Dhospitality-2Djanuary-2Dto-2Dmarch-2D2020&amp;d=DwMFAg&amp;c=troKkvwivNn_CddsvWCHHPiPoFoTgTGIbXJULvYU158&amp;r=_9OV2yhx4wk8gNoJ-wqy3_BT4pxkAlCZQJcUOKW4gBM&amp;m=srvNr5fw0Fjb5DjlWqCTYwGz6QZVpAR9PHn5YH0MIO8&amp;s=xtxZtKBOtrJFT7edKVRWeuPGZWYIgle-m-csqAQLkgo&amp;e=" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2-ltd-business-expense-travel-costs-and-hospitality-january-to-march-2020</a> and will be publishing its 2020/21 Quarter One data this month.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/09/2020 14:22:54 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1176444

	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 Two
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the minutes of HS2 Ltd audit and risk assurance committee meetings have not been published since October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	12810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Board and the Assurance and Risk Committee minutes for October can be found on the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/high-speed-two-limited/about/our-governance#board-meeting-minutes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/high-speed-two-limited/about/our-governance#board-meeting-minutes</a></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/02/2020 15:33:26 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1176443

	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 Two
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the minutes of HS2 Ltd board meetings have not been published since October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	12809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>As said in response to a previous PQ (PQ939) HS2 Ltd are required to publish such minutes within three months of the meeting being held. The minutes from the respective meetings in October have been published. Meetings held since October will be made available via the company’s website according to these timings. The minutes for October can be found on the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/861398/191030_HS2_Board_Minutes.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/861398/191030_HS2_Board_Minutes.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/02/2020 15:47:03 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1222644

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the minutes of the audit and risk assurance committee for High Speed Two have not been published since December 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	71647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>I appreciate that the publication of these minutes has taken longer than is typically expected. Unlike the Board minutes, the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee minutes do not have a confirmed schedule of publication, though High Speed Two Limited aims to publish them as soon as practicable.</p><p>High Speed Two Limited have confirmed that any unpublished minutes will be published by 17 July.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 14/07/2020 15:29:17 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1179467

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Balfour Beatty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the payment of £11,864,405.23 on 11 September 2019 made by HS2 Ltd to Balfour Beatty for Main Works Civils Contractor Stage One TP included a 20 per cent contingency.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	18422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Payments are made to contracting entities working on the HS2 project in accordance with the terms of their contracts. As with all commercial relationships, it would not be appropriate to expand on individual transactions as this would prejudice commercial interests. The House will be regularly updated on the costs of HS2 following the Government’s decision and published Oakervee Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 02/03/2020 17:13:23 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1169083

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the Board minutes for HS2 Ltd have not been published since the September 2019 meeting; and if he will publish them immediately.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd are required to publish Board minutes within three months of the board meeting being held. The minutes from the September 2019 meeting have been published and are available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/850254/190925_HS2_Board_Minutes.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/850254/190925_HS2_Board_Minutes.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The minutes from meetings since September will be published and made available via the company’s website as usual.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 13/01/2020 16:19:35 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1180795

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the names of the chair and attendees to the September 2019 meeting of the HS2 Phase One Planning Forum have been redacted in the minutes for that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	21122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd redacts personal data from the HS2 Phase One Planning Forum minutes in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 02/03/2020 16:58:37 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan