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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jun 2022
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

"Not today...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"11. What progress his Department has made on assessing the effectiveness of noise cameras since the completion of initial research into their use. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome the Government’s forthcoming acoustic camera trial, so much so that I have already submitted an application for a trial on the A34 bypass through Wilmslow in Tatton, although I hear that competition is stiff because of the number of applications submitted. Although I do not expect the Minister …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Apr 2022
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Carry-over)

"I rise to oppose the carry-over motion. This is a highly contentious Bill, particularly for my constituents in Tatton. While I know that you would not allow me to get into why I oppose the Bill, Mr Deputy Speaker, there are reasons why it should not be carried over, and …..."
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Written Question
High Speed 2 Railway Line
Tuesday 26th October 2021

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much power HS2 trains will need to run across each of the phases.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson

We estimate that the HS2 network will require approximately 1 TWh of energy per annum at the completion of Phase 1/2a, and approximately a total of 2.5 TWh at the completion of Phase 2b. This will be subject to power usage specification of the Rolling Stock, and the findings of the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP). We routinely consider forecast growth in electricity demand, which includes the energy requirements of HS2.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Sep 2021
HS2

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell.

I start by saying that the time allocated to the debate today is woefully short. That adds to the public’s sense that people are not listening to them, that they are being silenced and that the Government do not …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Sep 2021
HS2

"For the questions that the Minister could not answer, will he write with full answers?..."
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Written Question
High Speed 2 Railway Line: Construction
Friday 16th July 2021

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the area of land required for the HS2 project including depots, facilities and stations.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson

The latest estimate for the total permanent and temporary land requirement for the HS2 scheme, across Phases One, 2a and 2b (Western Leg), is 129.47 sqkm (this will include a degree of overlap between phases).

This is broken down between phases as follows, noting that the figures for the land required for Phase One and 2a are based on the design as at Royal Assent of the hybrid Bills for those phases, while the estimate for Phase 2b (Western Leg) is at a much lower level of design maturity as temporary and permanent land requirements for the scheme are being refined. The current estimates are as follows:

Phase 1 – 68.74 sqkm (excludes depots at Langley and Longsite)

Phase 2a – 29.20 sqkm

Phase 2b west – 31.53 sqkm

Written Question
High Speed 2 Railway Line
Thursday 15th July 2021

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many villages the HS2 route travels through; and what recent assessment the Government has made of the impact on housing supply in those villages.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson

HS2 aims to avoid residential areas but HS2 Ltd does not categorise the different types of residential areas that lie along its route.

HS2 will act as a catalyst for growth and regeneration in and around the major cities it connects, creating opportunities to develop new homes in close proximity to station sites.

Written Question
High Speed Two: Compulsory Purchase
Wednesday 14th July 2021

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many homes have been compulsorily purchased by HS2 Ltd.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson

Using compulsory purchasing powers, HS2 Ltd have permanently acquired 27.28 sq km of land on Phase 1. As an acquisition may be land only or may contain a mixed-use property or properties, HS2 Ltd do not record how many contain ‘homes’. For example a farm can be (or have within it properties which are) residential, commercial, and/or agricultural, whilst the land itself could be agricultural, industrial and/or woodland. Similarly, a pub can be (and often is) both residential and commercial.