Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, under what selection process his Department appointed Christine Emmett, Neil Massom and Baroness Jo Valentine as non-executive Directors of High Speed 2; and what (a) remuneration and benefits package they receive and (b) contracted hours they are employed for.

All three appointments were made following an open competition carried out in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA) Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies.

Non-Executive Directors at HS2 Ltd receive a remuneration of £950 per day based on an average time commitment of 2 days per month. They may also claim for travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with Department for Transport rules and may be reimbursed for any reasonable additional costs necessarily incurred in providing for the care of children or elderly or infirm people whilst attending HS2 Ltd meetings or events.