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Written question asked by Dominic Grieve (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 March 2015. It was answered by Robert Goodwill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


High Speed 2 Line

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the costs of operating a discretionary compensation scheme along the planned High Speed 2 Phase One route in the period to one year after the opening of Phase One.

Answer

The current estimate of the costs of operating discretionary compensation schemes along the planned High Speed 2 Phase One route in the period to one year after the opening of Phase One is £655m (based on 2Q 2011 prices). Additionally we estimate that the homeowner payment scheme will be £20m.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
228473
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Costs High Speed 2 line
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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