Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of July 14 2021 to Question 29790 on High Speed Two: Compulsory Purchase, how many residential properties have been compulsory purchased by HS2 Ltd as part of plans to construct HS2 2b.

HS2 Ltd is yet to deposit a Hybrid Bill for Phase 2b, and therefore has not acquired any properties on that part of the route under Compulsory Purchase powers. However, the company has confirmed that, as of October 2021, it has acquired 609 properties through Statutory and Discretionary Schemes. These are properties that have been acquired at the previous owners’ request.