Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to item 5.4.4 of the minutes of HS2 Limited's Board meeting of 25 September 2024, what the (a) membership and (b) remit is of the Tripartite Cooperation Board.

The Tripartite Cooperation Board (TCB) was established in 2014 following a memorandum of understanding signed between the DfT, NR and HS2 Ltd. The TCB brings together the senior executives from the Department, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State, as sponsor for the programme, HS2 Ltd as delivery agent for the programme and Network Rail as owner and operator of the existing network. Its purpose is to provide strategic advice at the request of the Programme Senior Responsible Owner, Alan Over, or the Programme Board to ensure the successful integration of HS2 onto the conventional network in such a way that the whole network is enhanced.

The members at this time are:

Alan Over, Major Rail Projects Group DG, DfT - Chair

Alex Hynes, Rail Services Group DG, DfT

Sir Andrew Haines, Chief Executive, Network Rail Chief Exec

Mark Wild, CEO, HS2 Ltd

Richard Goodman, Rail Reform and Strategy DG, DfT

Clare Dixon, DfT – Secretariat.