High Speed 2 Railway Line

(asked on 4th September 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans HS2 Ltd and its contractors have to recruit workers from overseas.


Answered by
Andrew Stephenson Portrait
Andrew Stephenson
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 9th September 2020

HS2 Ltd has offices based in Birmingham and London and over 95% of the HS2 supply chain is UK based.

HS2 Ltd and their main contractors plan their strategic workforce based on the requirements of the project. HS2 Ltd and its supply chain are required to think through the implications of skills shortages and the talent marketplace. Whilst the market remains competitive, thanks to the growing pipeline of major projects HS2 is benefitting from the growing skills base in the UK from the Olympics, Crossrail, and Tideway, and a host of Highways England and Network Rail projects.

HS2 Ltd and its supply chain have to comply with all immigration laws and assure that the workforce has the relevant right to work in the UK.

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