High Speed 2 Railway Line

(asked on 22nd May 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 8 May, whether the budget for compensation and costs for land or businesses purchased, relocated or affected by HS2 Phase 1 includes provision for properties or businesses associated with each of the Additional Provisions.


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Baroness Sugg Portrait
Baroness Sugg
This question was answered on 6th June 2018

The budget for land and property acquisitions was updated to reflect Additional Provisions following Royal Assent of the High Speed Rail Phase One Bill (High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands Act 2017). This adjustment was within the funding envelope agreed at the 2015 Spending Review.

It is not possible to accurately predict the number of properties that may need to be acquired in future by the Secretary of State which had no budget allocation in the project's Property Compensation Estimate since land requirements naturally evolve as the project advances and the route design becomes more developed.

Provision is made within the HS2 land and property budget for all reasonably anticipated disturbance payments. The budget is kept under review as compensation claims are negotiated and settled with affected parties.

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