UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1313
High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Act 2017
[As Introduced]
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This Act gives the government permission to plan, build, and operate a new highspeed railway connecting London to Birmingham and the West Midlands. It allows the project to proceed and provides the legal framework needed to buy land, build the infrastructure, and run the trains.
Presented by Mr Patrick McLoughlin.
✓ Passed into lawHybridLords
Official Ballot · Open Govt
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The people's count43 votes
5% Aye · 295% No · 41
MPs' votePassed without division
No division called, Third Reading carried on the voices.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading25 Nov 2013
- Committee stage15 Jan 2014
- 2nd reading28 Apr 2014
- Committee stage29 Apr 2014
- 1st reading5 Jun 2014
- 2nd reading5 Jun 2014
- 1st reading28 May 2015
- 2nd reading28 May 2015
- Committee stage28 May 2015