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225929

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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, how many staff of each salary band have been employed by (a) his Department and (b) HS2 Ltd to work on High Speed 2 in (i) total and (ii) each month since July 2012.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is in the attached document.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/03/2015 17:26:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 226727 attachment.pdf title Table
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

225932

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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, what work has been undertaken by (a) his Department and (b) HS2 Ltd in the last two years on the effects on chalk aquifers of tunnelling activities associated with the high speed rail route in the Chilterns.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Environmental Statement published in November 2013 HS2 Ltd undertook a Water Resources Assessment which included consideration of effects on chalk aquifers in relevant locations. The effects identified can be found in the Environmental Statement Volume 2, CFA 8 and 9, Chapter 13 and Volume 5: Water Resources Assessment for CFA 8 and 9.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 15:30:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

225933

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the effect of High Speed 2 on (a) the Misbourne, Colne and Chess rivers, (b) chalk acquifers and (c) other bodies of water; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The avoidance and mitigation measures to address any effects of HS2 on water bodies (including the Misbourne, Colne and Chess rivers, and chalk acquifers) are set out in Volume 2 of the Environmental Statement (in Chapter 13 of each Community Forum Area Report) and the Volume 5 Water Resources reports of the Environmental Statement, published in November 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 15:34:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

225934

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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, what recent estimate he has made of the average cost per mile of high speed rail construction for Phase 1 of High Speed 2 in (a) tunnelled and (b) non-tunnelled sections of the route.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The latest estimates that my Department has for Phase 1 provides an estimated average cost per mile for infrastructure in tunnels at £180m per mile, with non-tunnelled sections of the route being estimated at approximately £70m per mile.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 15:38:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

226050

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
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 Justice, if he will review his Department's decision not to provide legal aid to petitioners appearing before the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Decisions about legal aid funding in civil cases are a matter for the Director of Legal Aid Casework and his staff at the Legal Aid Agency (LAA), which is responsible for administering the legal aid scheme. Ministers cannot intervene in decisions made about the grant of funding in individual cases.</p><p> </p><p>The LAA refused an application for funding from the High Speed 2 Action Alliance (“HS2AA”) in relation to the Bill procedure, as it did not meet the statutory criteria to receive public funding in respect of either means or exceptional funding. A review of the refusal of the application was sought and the LAA has upheld its decision.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 16/03/2015 13:00:16 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

226061

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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, what support his Department plans to provide to businesses adversely affected by the construction phase of High Speed 2 whose premises are not required for the construction or operation of High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>We are providing extensive support to those business owners with a qualifying interest, who are affected by Phase 1 of HS2. This support includes Statutory Blight, Express Purchase, the Cash Offer and Voluntary Purchase Schemes (if businesses owners with a qualifying interest lie within the Rural Support Zone), and Home Owner Payments (if businesses owners with a qualifying interest lie within the Home Owner Payment zones). Businesses would also be eligible to claim under Section 10 of the Land Compensation Act 1965 in certain circumstances. The Department has also recently announced a Community and Business Fund worth £30million that will benefit businesses, amongst others.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 15:51:30 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

226062

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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, what environmental information his Department took into account to inform the choice of a Y-shaped network for High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>In developing the choice of a Y-shaped network for High Speed 2, the Secretary of State for Transport has taken into account environmental information as contained in or evidenced by:</p><p> </p><p><strong>2009 information</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>the HS2 2009 Report, High Speed Two: London to the West Midlands and Beyond</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>2010 information</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>Atkins Report, High Speed 2 Strategic Alternatives Study Baseline Study (March 2010)</li><li>Atkins Report, High Speed 2 Strategic Alternatives Study Strategic Outline Case (March 2010)</li><li>Atkins Report, High Speed “ Strategic Alternatives Study Rail Interventions Report (March 2010)</li><li>Atkins Report, High Speed Strategic Alternatives Study Highway Interventions Report (March 2010)</li><li>HS2 Report, High Level Assessment of the wider network options – reverse ‘S’ and ‘Y’ (October 2010)</li><li>High Speed Rail London to the West Midlands and Beyond – Supplemental Report – An additional report to Government by High Speed Two Ltd refining the alignment of HS2’s recommended route (September 2010)</li><li>High Speed Rail London to the West Midlands and Beyond – Line of Route Supplementary Report (4 November 2010)</li><li>High Speed Rail London to the West Midlands and Beyond – Line of Route Supplementary Report (19 November 2010)</li><li>High Speed Rail London to the West Midlands and Beyond – Confirming the Line of Route Supplementary Report (3 December 2010)</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>2011 information</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>HS2 London to West Midlands Appraisal of Sustainability (February 2011)</li><li>Atkins Report, High Speed 2 Strategic Alternatives Study London to West Midlands Alternatives – update of economic appraisal (February 2011)</li><li>High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain’s Future Consultation Summary Report (November 2011)</li><li>High Speed Rail Consultation Summary Report (Dialogue by Design) (November 2011)</li><li>Network Rail Report, Review of Strategic Alternatives to High Speed Two (November 2011)</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2012 information</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>Review of the Government’s Strategy for a National High Speed Rail Network (January 2012)</li><li>Atkins Report, High Speed Rail Alternatives study Update following consultation (January 2012)</li><li>Review of possible refinements to the proposed HS2 London to West Midlands Route a report to Government by HS2 (January 2012)</li><li>Review of HS2 London to West Midlands Route Selection and Speed a report to Government by HS2 (January 2012)</li><li>Review of HS2 London to West Midlands Appraisal of Sustainability a report to Government by HS2 (January 2012)</li><li>High Speed Rail Investing in Britain’s Future – Decisions and Next Steps (January 2012)</li><li>Arup/URS report, Draft EIA Scoping and Methodology Report on High Speed 2 London to West Midlands (March 2012).</li><li>Scoping and Methodology Consultation Summary Report (Arup/URS September 2012) (CT-001-000/3)</li><li>HS2 London – West Midlands EIA Scope and Methodology Report (Arup/URS September 2012) (CT-001-000/1)</li><li>HS2 Options for Phase Two of the High Speed Network – Appraisal of Sustainability (March, 2012)</li><li>Options for Phase Two of the High Speed Rail Network (March 2012)</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2013 information</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>High Speed Rail Consultation on the route from the West Midlands to Manchester, Leeds and beyond Sustainability Statement (July 2013)</li><li>HS2 London to West Midlands Environmental Statement (November 2013)</li><li>HS2 Phase Two Initial Preferred Scheme – Sustainability Summary (January, 2013)</li><li>High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain’s Future – Phase Two: The route to Leeds, Manchester and beyond (January, 2013)</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>2014 information</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>HS2 Independent Assessor report, High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill – summary of issues raised by comments on the Environmental Statement (April 2014)</li><li>Environmental Audit Committee HS2 and the environment (April 2014)</li><li>Environmental Audit Committee HS2 and the environment – Government response (June 2014)</li><li>High Speed 2 Information Paper A1: Development of the Proposed Scheme (July 2014)</li><li>High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill Additional Provision Amendment (September 2014)?</li><li>High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill Additional Provision Environmental Statement (September 2014?</li><li>HS2 Independent Assessor High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill Additional Provision summary of issues raised by comments on the supplementary environmental information (December 2014)</li><li>Rebalancing Britain from HS2 towards a national transport strategy (2014)</li><li>Steer Davies Gleave Transport Constraints and Opportunities in the North of England (October 2014)</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/03/2015 17:45:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

226063

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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, which (a) universities, (b) research institutes, (c) consultancy firms and (d) individuals have been engaged by (i) his Department and (ii) HS2 Ltd to produce a review or a report on which aspects of High Speed 2; and how much each such report has cost.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>A list of reports and reviews produced by DfT and HS2 limited is attached. We have interpreted the terms “report or review” to relate to any final documents for work commissioned to provide research into various aspects of HS2. By final we mean completed and assured (i.e. not work in progress). We have also focussed our response on recent reports (i.e., reports and reviews completed between Jan 2014 and February 2015).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/03/2015 17:37:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 226750 reports.pdf title Report Table
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

226068

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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, how many barristers have been instructed by (a) his Department and (b) HS2 Ltd to work on the Phase 1 Hybrid Bill Committee; and what the (a) remuneration arrangements, (b) level of qualification and (c) total costs are of such barristers to date.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has instructed a team of seven barristers to support the HS2 Phase One Hybrid Bill Select Committee. HS2 Ltd has not separately instructed barristers on the Bill. The team of barristers is made up of two Queen’s Counsel (called in 1987 and 1996 respectively), with remaining junior counsel members of the team called in 1997, 2000, 2005, 2007 and 2007 respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The team of barristers are remunerated on the basis of government hourly rates agreed with the Attorney General. To support the Select Committee process, we have secured the availability of most of the barristers in the team by means of commitment fees. The current spend to date on barristers to support the Phase One Hybrid Bill Committee is £741,820. This figure covers the period from April 2014, when the petitioning period began, to the end of January 2015 and is exclusive of VAT.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 15:45:11 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

226070

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish his Department's joint report with the Scottish Government on extending High Speed 2 to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Advice prepared by HS2 Ltd in conjunction with the Department for Transport, Transport Scotland and the Scotland Office to identify broad options for high speed and upgraded railways to the north of England and Scotland has been completed and is now with Ministers. This advice will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 15:48:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan