Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation was paid to landowners and developers for delays in completing Crossrail in accordance with the contract timetable in (a) each compensation category and (b) total up to 31 December 2018; and what recent estimate he has made of the total compensation that will be paid to landowners and developers for the failure to deliver Crossrail in accordance with the contract timetable by the completion of the scheme.

The payment of compensation is a matter for Crossrail Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transport for London, who conduct their affairs in accordance with the National Compensation Code.

There have been no compensation payments paid to landowners and developers for delays in completing the Crossrail project to date. Where Crossrail Limited occupies land and worksites temporarily, it is exposed to the possibility of, as yet unquantifiable, additional compensation payments due to the occupation of sites being prolonged.