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	answer has question	dS5mIgke
	answer has answering person	Simon Hugh McGuigan Burns
	answer text	<p>The Department for Transport was provided with advice on revenue forecasts for the cancelled West Coast Main Line franchise procurement by WS Atkins plc.</p><p>The bulk of the analytical work to support HS2 is carried out by HS2 Ltd which is a non-departmental public body, and separate from the Department for Transport. To advise on the rail demand forecasts prepared for the Economic Case for HS2 published in January 2012, and subsequently updated in August 2012, HS2 Ltd contracted the following two consortia:</p><p>1. MVA Consultancy (lead partner) and Mott MacDonald Group Ltd</p><p>2. WS Atkins plc (lead partner) and Arup Group Ltd</p>
	answer given date	2012-10-19
	answer has answering body	Department for Transport
	written answer has answering body	Department for Transport
Department for Transport	answering body has written answer	ainqiQsc
Department for Transport	answering body has answer	ainqiQsc
dS5mIgke	question has answer	ainqiQsc
Simon Hugh McGuigan Burns	answering person has answer	ainqiQsc