High Speed Two: Staff

Department for Transport written question – answered at on 23 May 2019.

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Photo of Dame Cheryl Gillan Dame Cheryl Gillan Conservative, Chesham and Amersham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) how many and (b) in which locations are office premises to accommodate HS2 staff (i) owned, (ii) leased and (iii) rented; and what the (A) length of tenure, (B) annual cost or purchase price, (C) number of people working in and (D) who lessor or vendor is for each of those office premises in the latest period for which figures are available.

Photo of Nusrat Ghani Nusrat Ghani Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport), Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HS2 Ltd relocated its headquarters from London to the Midlands 3 years ago, and has now established a new base in Manchester city centre, emphasising the benefit of having a presence in areas along the route. Details of these office premises are detailed below.

Location

Tenure

Length of Tenure

No of Desks*

Lessor

Annual net total costs to meet all obligations under the lease/licence

£6,338,387

London (Euston)

Lease

10 years

948

Secretary of State for Transport

London (Westminster)

Civil Estate Occupancy Agreement

5 years

113

Department for Education

Birmingham (2 Snowhill)

Lease

15 years

1,060

2 Snowhill Birmingham SARL

Birmingham (1 Victoria Square)

Serviced Offices (Licence)

2 years

76

Regus

Manchester (Barlow House)

Lease

3 years

8

Secretary of State for Health

*HS2 Ltd operate a flexible working system and staff can work at any location, depending on business need(s). HS2 Ltd also co-locate with contractors. Therefore the number of desks does not directly relate to the number of HS2 Ltd staff working at each location.

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