Jim Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total amount paid in compensation to people affected by the High Speed 2 project was in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
Andrew Jones
The total amount paid for land and property to people affected by the HS2 project in the last twelve months is £125,953,179 with a further £3,345,403 in compensation payments associated with the statutory blight regime. The combined total expenditure in the past 12 months was £129,298,582.
The monthly expenditure in the last year was as follows:
|
Month |
Land and Property Expenditure |
Statutory Blight Compensation |
|
Sep-15 |
£5,296,600 |
£444,072 |
|
Oct-15 |
£6,781,500 |
£436,980 |
|
Nov-15 |
£10,988,700 |
£321,579 |
|
Dec-15 |
£12,969,010 |
£490,082 |
|
Jan-16 |
£8,581,370 |
£474,675 |
|
Feb-16 |
£8,856,450 |
|
|
Mar-16 |
£15,201,825 |
£251,119 |
|
Apr-16 |
£12,030,678 |
£346,051 |
|
May-16 |
£7,624,530 |
£237,814 |
|
Jun-16 |
£11,032,550 |
£242,986 |
|
Jul-16 |
£15,309,681 |
£5,604 |
|
Aug-16 |
£11,280,285 |
£94,441 |
|
Total |
£125,953,179 |
£3,345,403 |
