Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Promoter's response to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Committee's First Special Report of Session 2014-15, June 2015, paragraph 160, how many cases have been received for exceptional consideration; how many such applications have been (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful; and how many such applications remain under consideration.
Answer
Since June 2015 HS2 Ltd and DfT have received one retrospective compensation requests under the Atypical property and special circumstances approach. This is currently under consideration.