Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 19
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HS2 Ltd faces estimated sub-£10 million legal exposure from cancelled Phase 2 contracts.
Conclusion
We also asked whether any contracts would need to be cancelled in respect of Phase 2 and payments made to companies as a result. HS2 Ltd told us that for Phases 2a and 2b the number of contracts let was very small, but it was exposed to some legal challenge, the value of which exposure it estimated to be under £10 million.39
Government Response
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