The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017 (c. 7) is an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom in connection with the high-speed railway, High Speed 2.
Provisions The act authorised the construction of Phase One of High Speed 2, 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.
Committee The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill Select Committee was a select committee of the House of Lords. 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.
Membership At 31 March 2019, the members of the committee were as follows: MemberPartyRt. Hon. Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe PCCrossbenchRt. Hon. Lord Brabazon of Tara PC DLConservativeLord ElderLabourRt. Hon. Lord Freeman PCConservativeRt. Hon. Lord Jones of Cheltenham Liberal DemocratRt. Hon. Baroness O'Cathain OBEConservativeLord Young of Norwood GreenLabour
Reception The legislation was supported by Shadow Secretary of State for Transport and Labour MP Mary Creagh, who said that the party "had had another look" to check that the project would provide value for money.
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