High Speed Two: Expenditure

(asked on 18th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expenditure has HS2 Limited undertaken on public affairs companies since 4 July 2024; and for what purposes.


Answered by
Simon Lightwood Portrait
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 27th May 2026

Since 4 July 2024 HS2 Ltd has spent £212,200 on external public affairs support. This has focused on supporting HS2 Ltd and its senior leadership on communications strategy and stakeholder engagement.

The spend refers to 5 contracts, which were signed on 24 February 2022; 8 April 2022; 4 July 2023; 8 April 2024; and 4 March 2025. The first three expired in 2024 and 2025, and the other two are still live.

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