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High Speed 2 Line

Question for Department for Transport

UIN 35773, tabled on 27 April 2016

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he made of the potential workload of the Construction Commissioner for High Speed 2 when setting an anticipated commitment of two days per week for that Commissioner.

Answered on

4 May 2016

The two days per week is for the initial period prior to construction – that is what it is estimated to be needed at that stage to prepare for the start of works. It will increase as needed during construction.

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