Written Question
Wednesday 25th March 2015
Asked by:
Dominic Grieve (Independent - Beaconsfield)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of the Exceptional Hardship Scheme from its inception to its replacement by the Need to Sell scheme.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
To date the total cost of properties purchased under the Exceptional Hardship Scheme for the Phase One route is £83,952,010. There are a number of transactions that are yet to be completed.
Written Question
Wednesday 25th March 2015
Asked by:
Dominic Grieve (Independent - Beaconsfield)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the costs of operating a discretionary compensation scheme along the planned High Speed 2 Phase One route in the period to one year after the opening of Phase One.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The current estimate of the costs of operating discretionary compensation schemes along the planned High Speed 2 Phase One route in the period to one year after the opening of Phase One is £655m (based on 2Q 2011 prices). Additionally we estimate that the homeowner payment scheme will be £20m.
Written Question
Wednesday 25th March 2015
Asked by:
Dominic Grieve (Independent - Beaconsfield)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of maintaining the High Speed 2 network over the 60 year appraisal period set out in his Department's publication, The Economic Case for HS2.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Economic Case for HS2 published in October 2013 estimates that infrastructure maintenance costs for the HS2 network amount to £1,454m (2011 prices, PV) for Phase 1 and £2,931m (2011 prices, PV) for the full Y-Network over the 60 year appraisal period.
Written Question
Wednesday 25th March 2015
Asked by:
Dominic Grieve (Independent - Beaconsfield)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of construction of the proposed tunnel for High Speed 2 from Old Oak Common to Euston.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The estimated cost of construction for the proposed tunnel for High Speed 2 from Old Oak Common to Euston is £434m. This costs figure (which is based on Q2 2011 prices) includes construction of the associated shafts and portals, but excludes land and property costs.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Mar 2015
High Speed 2
"I am grateful to my right hon. Friend, because it seems to me that that goes to the heart of what this debate should be all about. I have some sympathy for the Government and, indeed, with the reasons that underpinned the launching of this project, because very often one …..."Dominic Grieve - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Mar 2015
High Speed 2
"Thank you, Mr Betts. I shall be as brief as I can. I have always recognised that infrastructure projects come at environmental cost. They cannot be done without that. My constituency has had the M4, the M25 and the M40 built through it, which has caused a lot of environmental …..."Dominic Grieve - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Mar 2015
High Speed 2
"I agree entirely with my right hon. Friend. Indeed, they are similar to the Norfolk broads in terms of recreational amenity.
I was told at the start of the project that it would never be possible or economically viable to tunnel under the River Colne because that would cost in …..."Dominic Grieve - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Mar 2015
High Speed 2
"I am very grateful to my hon. Friend. That will be well received in my constituency.
Finally, we have heard a lot about compensation. The package has changed and been improved, but I still find something very odd about a situation in which we have a need-to-sell basis for getting …..."Dominic Grieve - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Mar 2015
High Speed 2
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Mar 2015
High Speed 2
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