Written question asked by Antoinette Sandbach (Conservative) on Monday, 9 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 May 2016. It was answered by Robert Goodwill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 May 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

High Speed 2 Line: Eddisbury

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 May 2016 to Question 35403, on High Speed 2 railway line: Eddisbury, for what reasons no intrusive geological surveys have been carried out at this stage; when HS2 Ltd commissioned from a mining engineer, in consultation with the Cheshire Brine Subsidence Compensation Board, a study of the historical subsidence effects and ongoing extractive processes in relation to salt; on what date HS2 Ltd received or will receive that report; and when he expects to receive the conclusions of the re-review of the usefulness of satellite interferometry to evaluate historical ground movement across Cheshire.

Answer

HS2 will negotiate access to land with landowners to undertake geological surveys as a part of the Hybrid Bill process following the decision of the route as done on Phase 1 and Phase 2a. It would not be appropriate to intrude on landowners where there is no confirmation of the route.

Both the study and the re-review will be used to support technical decisions contributing to a route announcement scheduled for later in 2016.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 36876
Session: 2015-16
Related items: High Speed 2 Line: Eddisbury
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
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House of Commons
Subjects: Eddisbury High Speed 2 line
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High Speed 2 Line: Eddisbury

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