HS2 did not furlough staff, government reveals

By Jordan Marshall2020-09-10T05:00:00

Railway has more than 1,300 employees

No staff working directly for HS2 have been put on furlough, the government minister responsible for the £100bn project has revealed.

Andrew Stephenson, who was named HS2 minister in February, has revealed that HS2 Ltd, the company responsible for building the railway, has not used the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Stephenson was replying to a written question from Tory MP Fiona Bruce.

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