High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017
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| Long title | An Act to make provision for a railway between Euston in London and a junction with the West Coast Main Line at Handsacre in Staffordshire, with a spur from Water Orton in Warwickshire to Curzon Street in Birmingham; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2017 c. 7 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales and Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 February 2017 |
| Other legislation | |
| Relates to | High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013 |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which authorises the construction of Phase One of High Speed 2, a high-speed railway between London and Birmingham. The Act was introduced to Parliament as a Hybrid Bill on 25 November 2013, and received royal assent on 23 February 2017.[1]
Committee
[edit]The High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee was a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Committee was established in 2016 with a remit to provide persons and bodies directly affected by the Act the opportunity to object to specific provisions of the bill.[2]
Membership
[edit]As of 31 March 2019, the members of the committee are as follows:[3]
| Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Rt. Hon. Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe PC | Crossbench | |
| Rt. Hon. Lord Brabazon of Tara PC DL | Conservative | |
| Lord Elder | Labour | |
| Rt. Hon. Lord Freeman PC | Conservative | |
| Rt. Hon. Lord Jones of Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | |
| Rt. Hon. Baroness O'Cathain OBE | Conservative | |
| Lord Young of Norwood Green | Labour | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Full speed ahead as HS2 gets Royal Assent". GOV.UK. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee (Lords) - role". UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee (Lords) - membership". UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
