People who lost their homes and firms along the scrapped northern route of the HS2 rail link will not get any new compensation, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has told the BBC.
Those people have already been paid for their properties, he said.
But some farmers affected by the HS2 route say they should be compensated.
But some farmers affected by the HS2 route say they should be compensated.
The government has spent nearly £423m on buying hundreds of properties and land for the now-scrapped Birmingham to Manchester leg of the route.
Mr Harper told BBC Breakfast that having properties compulsorily purchased was “difficult” for the people affected, and that they “obviously won’t be happy” about the decision to scrap the route.
However, he said: “Those properties were purchased at market value, so they will have been effectively compensated for that. The legal position won’t have changed for those people.”
But farmers along the route have said the uncertainty about their homes and businesses has been stressful and expensive.
People who lost their homes and firms along the scrapped northern route of the HS2 rail link will not get any new compensation, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has told the BBC.
But some farmers affected by the HS2 route say they should be compensated.
Those people have already been paid for their properties, he said.
The government has spent nearly £423m on buying hundreds of properties and land for the now-scrapped Birmingham to Manchester leg of the route.
But some farmers affected by the HS2 route say they should be compensated.
But some farmers affected by the HS2 route say they should be compensated.
The government has spent nearly £423m on buying hundreds of properties and land for the now-scrapped Birmingham to Manchester leg of the route.
Mr Harper told BBC Breakfast that having properties compulsorily purchased was “difficult” for the people affected, and that they “obviously won’t be happy” about the decision to scrap the route.
However, he said: “Those properties were purchased at market value, so they will have been effectively compensated for that. The legal position won’t have changed for those people.”
But farmers along the route have said the uncertainty about their homes and businesses has been stressful and expensive.
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