High Speed Two
(asked on 6th September 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on (a) all, (b) standard train and (c) first class train travel by staff of HS2 Ltd in each of the last five years.
The amount spent by HS2 Ltd staff on rail travel from June 2013 to date is as follows:
Date | Standard Train Spend (£) | First Class Train Spend (£) | Total Train Spend (£) |
June 2013- March 2014 | 269,811.40 | 1,056.80 | 270,868.20 |
April 2014 – March 2015 | 462,099.37 | 1,465.75 | 463,565.12 |
April 2015 – March 2016 | 1,202,504.59 | 361.00 | 1,202,865.59 |
April 2016 – March 2017 | 2,344,578.80 | - | 2,344,578.80 |
April 2017 – 31st July 2017 | 975,473.05 | - | 975,473.05 |
Total | 5,254,467.21 | 2,883.55 | 5,257,350.76 |
Since 2015, first class rail travel has been prohibited by HS2.
Prior to June 2013 rail travel expenses for HS2 Ltd staff were recorded on a different accounting system. On this system they were not separated from other staff expenses. As such, we cannot provide expenses associated with rail travel alone prior to June 2013.