Transport written question – answered at on 27 April 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport
(1) what expenditure his Department is incurring on (a) the High Speed 2 caravan being used for the HS2 Consultation mobile roadshows and (b) the equipment being used for the HS2 Consultation exhibitions; and whether the (i) caravan and (ii) equipment has been (A) purchased or (B) leased;
(2) what the cost to his Department is of the (a) computer programs, (b) interaction maps, (c) sound booths, (d) noise simulation recordings and (e) exhibition furniture in use at the HS2 mobile exhibitions and roadshows; and which companies have been awarded contracts to provide such goods.
Some work is still ongoing, but we estimate that the total expenditure on the consultation events and associated equipment to be £1.1 million. This sum reflects our commitment to provide good quality advice to the public regarding the proposals. The mobile exhibition vehicle is owned by HS2 Ltd.
Central office of Information (CoI) were contracted by HS2 Ltd to award the contracts for companies which provided these goods. Noise simulation recordings are being undertaken by ARUP and there are no final costs as yet due to the ongoing nature of the work.
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