Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to appoint two new non-executive members to the board of HS2 Ltd; what steps he has taken to improve gender balance on that board; and if he will make a statement.
Under the chairmanship of Allan Cook we are refreshing the membership of the Board of HS2 Limited. We are close to concluding the first stage of this process and expect to be able to make an announcement on the appointment of new non-executives in the coming weeks.