Written question asked by Lord Berkeley (Labour) on Monday, 27 March 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 April 2017. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Friday, 7 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
High Speed 2 Line
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 21 March (HL6081), what is their estimate of the cost of constructing the Handsacre connection to the West Coast Main Line compared with a straight connection to HS2 Phase 2A towards Crewe.
- Answer
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The total budget for High Speed 2 is £55.7bn. HS2 Ltd is currently procuring contractors to deliver the first Phase of HS2. The Department for Transport does not release details of the estimated cost of constructing individual components of the scheme as this information is commercially sensitive.
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL6300
- Session
- 2016-17
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- Subjects
- Costs Construction West Coast main line High Speed 2 line
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- Yes
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