The table below outlines an estimate of the cost to the public purse of parliamentary scrutiny of sections of HS2 that have since been cancelled. The costs of committee visits, the transcription of committee hearings, reports by the Independent Assessor and additional staffing have all been taken into account.<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | Select Committee on the High Speed Rail (West Midlands \u2013 Crewe) Bill<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Select Committee on the High Speed Rail (Crewe \u2013 Manchester) Bill<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Committee visits<\/p><\/td> £2,620<\/p><\/td> £4,006.89<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Transcription of Committee hearings<\/p><\/td> £54,313<\/p><\/td> £24,811.50<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Reports of the Independent Assessor<\/p><\/td> £184,760.58<\/p><\/td> £175,712.40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staffing<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> £184,826<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> £241,693.58<\/p><\/td> £389,356.79<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> £631,050.37<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Under Private Business Standing Order 224A(6)(a)(ii) (\u2018Comments on environmental statements\u2019), the examiner of petitions for private bills is required to appoint an independent assessor to produce a report on responses to the public consultation on an environmental statement.<\/p> Three reports were published by the independent assessor on the High Speed Rail (West Midlands \u2013 Crewe) Act 2021, relating to consultations held on the Environmental Statement, the Supplementary Environmental Statement which accompanied Additional Provision 1, and the Supplementary Environmental Statement which accompanied Additional Provision 2.<\/p> Two reports have so far been published by the independent assessor on the High Speed Rail (Crewe \u2013 Manchester) Bill, relating to consultations held on the Environmental Statement and the Supplementary Environmental Statement 1 and Additional Provision 1 Environmental Statement.<\/p> Under Private Business Standing Order 224A(10), the costs of the process of appointing an independent assessor, incurred by the House, shall be reimbursed by the government.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of parliamentary scrutiny of sections of HS2 that have since been cancelled.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2019 to Question 241447 on Radioactive Waste: Dalgety Bay, whether the first stage of the remediations has been completed; and whether the second stage remains on target to be completed in 2021.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1169230/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/strong><\/p> New Universal Credit claimants who require urgent financial support, can apply for new claim advances to provide access to a payment quickly, until the first regular payment is due. Additionally, existing Universal Credit claimants who have told the Department about a change in their circumstances, which means more Universal Credit is owed, may also apply for an advance payment. Budgeting Advances exist to help pay for emergency household costs, for example, buying a new cooker or for help getting a job or staying in work.<\/p> <\/p> There are a range of advance payments that Universal Credit claimants can access. Information surrounding eligibility conditions and how to apply is published online at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/universal-credit-advances#how-to-apply-for-a-universal-credit-advance<\/a><\/p> <\/p> The entirety of the number of advances paid, in Glasgow South West parliamentary constituency since January 2019, is provided in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> <\/strong> Month<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong> Universal Credit advances paid<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> January 2019<\/p><\/td> 420<\/p><\/td><\/tr> February 2019<\/p><\/td> 590<\/p><\/td><\/tr> March 2019<\/p><\/td> 520<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2019<\/p><\/td> 510<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May 2019<\/p><\/td> 450<\/p><\/td><\/tr> June 2019<\/p><\/td> 550<\/p><\/td><\/tr> July 2019<\/p><\/td> 510<\/p><\/td><\/tr> August 2019<\/p><\/td> 510<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> Notes<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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