HS2 expects 95% of jobs to go to UK firms

By Jordan Marshall2020-11-04T06:00:00

Close to 400,000 contracts will be handed out on £100bn project

HS2 is expecting 95% of the 400,000 contracts that will be up for grabs on the £100bn project to go to UK firms, according to the minister in charge of the project.

Andrew Stephenson said project bosses expect 380,000 contracts to be handed to British firms.

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