UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2046
High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021
[As Introduced]
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This Act gives the government permission to build and operate a highspeed rail line connecting the West Midlands to Crewe in Cheshire. It allows the project to go ahead by setting out the legal framework for land use, construction, and running the new railway service.
Presented by Andrew Stephenson
supported by Baroness Vere of Norbiton.
supported by Baroness Vere of Norbiton.
✓ Passed into lawHybridLords
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The people's count17 votes
0% Aye · 0100% No · 17
MPs' vote280 MPs
94% Ayes · 2636% Noes · 17
The democratic gap
94% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would block this bill, but Parliament passed it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading17 Jul 2017
- 2nd reading30 Jan 2018
- Committee stage5 Jun 2019
- Committee stage25 Jun 2019
- Report stage15 Jul 2019
- 3rd reading15 Jul 2019
Lords
- 1st reading16 Jul 2019
- 2nd reading3 Mar 2020