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Written question asked by Steve Rotheram (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 February 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 February 2017. It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 February 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


High Speed 2 Line

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse has been of consultants working on High Speed 2.

Answer

HS2 Ltd element of consultancy expenditure, as defined by the Cabinet Office, is not readily available in the format requested and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.

As defined by the Cabinet Office, the Department for Transport (High Speed Rail Group) expenditure on consultancy (i.e. provision of advice) on High Speed 2 for the period April 2011 to March 2016 was £29.7m.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
63535
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Costs Consultants High Speed 2 line
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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