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High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.

Long title · Parliament’s official description

A Bill to make provision for a railway between a junction with Phase 2a of High Speed 2 south of Crewe in Cheshire and Manchester Piccadilly Station; for a railway between Hoo Green in Cheshire and a junction with the West Coast Main Line at Bamfurlong, south of Wigan; and for connected purposes.

Sponsors · 1

Heidi Alexander

Bill · 12

Bill 008 2026-27 (as reintroduced) - pdfCommons
14 May 2026
Bill 008 2026-27 (as reintroduced) - large print - pdfCommons
14 May 2026
Bill 008 2026-27 (as reintroduced) - htmlCommons
14 May 2026
Bill 008 2026-27 (as reintroduced) - xmlCommons
14 May 2026
Bill 006 2024-25 (as introduced)Commons
25 Jul 2024
Bill 006 2024-25 (as introduced) - large printCommons
25 Jul 2024
Bill 006 2024-25 (as introduced) - xml versionCommons
25 Jul 2024
Bill 006 2023-24 (as introduced)Commons
8 Nov 2023
Bill 006 2023-24 (as introduced) - large printCommons
8 Nov 2023
Bill 005 2022-23 (as introduced)Commons
11 May 2022
Bill 005 2022-23 (as introduced) (large print)Commons
11 May 2022
Bill 228 2021-22 (as introduced)Commons
24 Jan 2022

Explanatory Notes · 9

Bill 008 EN 2026-27 - pdfCommons
14 May 2026
Bill 008 EN 2026-27 - large print - pdfCommons
14 May 2026
Bill 006 EN 2024-25 - revised 2 August 2024Commons
2 Aug 2024
Bill 006 EN 2024-25 - large version - revised 2 August 2024Commons
2 Aug 2024
Bill 006 EN 2023-24Commons
8 Nov 2023
Bill 006 EN 2023-24 - large printCommons
8 Nov 2023
Bill 005 EN 2022-23Commons
11 May 2022
Bill 005 EN 2022-23 (large print)Commons
11 May 2022
Bill 228 EN 2021-22Commons
24 Jan 2022

Impact Assessments · 3

De Minimis Assessment from the Department for Transport - Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) Powers for the Secretary of State for Business Community Facility RelocationUnassigned
24 Jan 2022
De Minimis Assessment from the Department for Transport - Planning and works powersUnassigned
24 Jan 2022
De Minimis Assessment from the Department for Transport - Railway Matters and regulationUnassigned
24 Jan 2022

Delegated Powers Memorandum · 2

Delegated Powers Memorandum by the Department for Transport (Carry Over)Commons
11 May 2022
Memorandum by the Department for Transport to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeCommons
24 Jan 2022

Briefing papers · 1

Briefing Paper on Second ReadingCommons
16 Jun 2022

Additional Provision to the Bill · 2

Additional Provision (AP2) July 2023Commons
3 Jul 2023· 688 KB
Additional Provision (AP1) June 2022Commons
6 Jul 2022

Government document · 1

Environmental Statement ConsultationUnassigned
25 Jan 2022

Petitioning guidance · 7

Petition template - against the second Additional ProvisionCommons
3 Jul 2023· 66 KB
Petition template (against the Bill)Commons
28 Jul 2022· 61 KB
Petition template - against the first Additional ProvisionCommons
28 Jul 2022· 61 KB
Overview of the bill processCommons
14 Jun 2022· 131 KB
Guidance on submitting your petitionCommons
25 Apr 2022· 280 KB
House of Commons guidance on right to be heardCommons
1 Mar 2022· 129 KB
HS2 (Phase 2b) Bill in the House of CommonsCommons
24 Feb 2022· 110 KB

Report on the Environmental Statement · 3

Independent Assessor's Report: Summary of matters raised in responses to the consultation on the Supplementary Environmental Statement 2 and Additional Provision 2 Environmental StatementCommons
29 Nov 2023· 2.7 MB
Independent Assessor's Report: Summary of matters raised in responses to the consultation on the Supplementary Environmental Statement 1 and Additional Provision 1 Environmental StatementCommons
26 Oct 2022
Independent Assessor's Report: Summary of matters raised in responses to the consultation on the Environmental StatementCommons
6 Jun 2022· 2.2 MB

Transcript of evidence · 4

Additional Provision 2: House of Lords Standing Orders Committee Corrected TranscriptLords
14 Sept 2023· 25 KB
Additional Provision 2 Examination corrected transcriptUnassigned
5 Sept 2023· 213 KB
Additional Provision 1 Examination corrected transcriptCommons
29 Sept 2022· 125 KB
Examination corrected transcriptUnassigned
4 Mar 2022· 78 KB

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