HS2 Compensation Payments 2021-06-24
2021-06-24
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Q1
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Compensation delays and poor treatment of affected individuals and businesses due to HS2.
What steps he is taking to ensure that all HS2 compensation payments are made promptly. My hon. Friend has done a great job since taking over as HS2 Minister, but I am sure he will agree that there is so much evidence of appalling behaviour from HS2 in the way that it is treating individual households and businesses and its slowness to compensate even the outgoing legal costs of those who are simply trying to protect their own homes and businesses. What can he do to improve the compassion, quite frankly, as well as the efficiency of HS2?
My right hon. Friend makes a powerful case. HS2 Ltd can and must treat those affected by HS2 with consideration and respect. To that end, I am pleased to say that the root-and-branch review of land and property cases that I commissioned is now starting to bear fruit. I hold HS2 Ltd to direct account in a fortnightly review of the most complex cases, and I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for drawing my attention to several pressing constituency cases in her area.
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Specific steps or timeline for prompt compensation payments were not provided.
I Hold Hs2 Ltd To Direct Account In A Fortnightly Review Of The Most Complex Cases
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Q2
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Concerns about delays and poor treatment of individuals and businesses affected by HS2.
What steps he is taking to ensure that all HS2 compensation payments are made promptly. My right hon. Friend has done a great job since taking over as HS2 Minister, but I am sure he will agree that there is so much evidence of appalling behaviour from HS2 in the way that it is treating individual households and businesses and its slowness to compensate even the outgoing legal costs of those who are simply trying to protect their own homes and businesses. What can he do to improve the compassion, quite frankly, as well as the efficiency of HS2?
May I start by congratulating my right hon. Friend on her recognition in the birthday honours list? My HS2 land and property review, published in November 2020, set out a number of measures to speed up the payment of compensation, and we are making rapid progress in implementing the recommendations of that review.
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Specific steps or timeline for prompt compensation payments were not provided.
May I Start By Congratulating My Right Hon. Friend On Her Recognition In The Birthday Honours List
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