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225927

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 contribution to the costs of the construction of High Speed 2 from (a) outside his Department and (b) his Department; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of that contribution on the funding of the remainder of the activities of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Spending Review 2013 set out a long-term funding envelope for delivering HS2 of £50.1bn (2011 prices), including rolling stock. We expect the project to be delivered within this funding envelope. The project is being taken forward on the basis of being funded by central government. Spending Review 2013 demonstrated the intention of Government to continue investing to enhance and develop our other key transport networks, while also taking forward HS2.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 12:31:15 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

225928

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, when his Department will publish an updated economic case for High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The most recent update to the HS2 Economic Case was published in October 2013. The Department will continue to keep the Economic Case under review and further updates will be prepared as the programme reaches critical milestones.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 12:34:39 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

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

225937

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 Two
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what process his Department uses to externally review the Board of High Speed 2; and if he will place in the Library a copy of all reviews of their activities to date.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The Board of High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd operates in accordance with the HS2 Ltd Framework Document. A copy of this document is available on the Gov.UK website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-speed-two-hs2-ltd-framework-document-december-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-speed-two-hs2-ltd-framework-document-december-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 12:24:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

225958

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what reports have been produced on High Speed 2 by the Major Projects Authority; and what the (a) rating level and (b) date of publication has been of each such report.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The government’s Transparency Policy, published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/majorprojects-transparency-policy-and-exemptions-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/majorprojects-transparency-policy-and-exemptions-guidance</a>, states that MPA will publish a delivery confidence assessment rating of projects on the Government Major Projects Portfolio in its Annual Report, six months in arrears.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Report is published in Quarter 1 of the financial year. The 2013 and 2014 Annual Reports are available online.</p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/03/2015 17:49:02 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
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