| Heading: |
High Speed 2 Line: Costs |
| Question ID: |
1815322 |
| UIN: |
HL8733 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-23 |
| Asking Member ID: |
318 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Spellar
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Lord Spellar
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given, or was given by the recent review of HS2 by James Stewart, to estimate the final additional cost of completing the HS2 project; and whether they have given any consideration to cancelling |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-30 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answer text: |
We recognise the scale of the challenges highlighted by James Stewart and we accept his findings on HS2 in full, including all the recommendations on cost control. This government is committed to implementing these recommendations. On 18 June, the Transpo... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |