Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the members of the HS2 Ltd conflicts of interest panel have been since its inception; and what the (a) remuneration paid to them was and (b) expenses incurred by those members has been.

HS2 Ltd’s Conflict of Interest Panel Members are HS2 Ltd employees selected to provide a cross section of views and experience, the core members include senior representatives from HS2 Ltd’s HR, Finance, Procurement, Commercial, Legal (General Counsel) and Compliance teams.

The release of the names and remuneration of HS2’s Conflict of Interest Managers is governed by the Data Protection Act. The release of such information would contravene the first data protection principle and therefore cannot be disclosed. Any expenses incurred by such staff are incurred in accordance with HS2 Ltd’s expenses policy.