High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Consideration of Lords amendments
23 February 2017
MPs debated amendments made by the House of Lords to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill on Monday 20 February.
Consideration of Lords amendments
MPs agreed to Lords Amendments to the High speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill. The Bill was given Royal Assent on Wednesday 22 February becoming an Act of Parliament (law).
- Watch Parliament TV: consideration of Lords amendments to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill
- Read Commons Hansard: Consideration of Lords Amendments to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill
- Read the Lords Amendments to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Railways
The High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill
Summary of the Bill
The key areas of the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill are:
- authorisation of works to construct and maintain phase 1 of the HS2 line (powers to carry out these works are conferred on a nominated undertaker (HS2 Ltd.))
- power to acquire land (and limited rights in land) necessary for the works to be carried out
- deeming of planning permission to be granted for the works
- deregulation of works on HS2 (the disapplication of certain powers contained in other legislation)
- railways matters, essentially the application of existing legislation to HS2 and the future regulatory regime for the line
- facilitating works on conventional lines to integrate them with HS2.
Keep up to date with all the proceedings and documentation, including amendment papers on the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill and find out how a Bill becomes an Act of Parliament.
- Bills before Parliament: High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill
- About Parliament: Passage of a Bill
House of Commons Library analysis
The House of Commons Library produces briefing papers to inform MPs of key issues. The papers contain factual information and a range of opinions on each subject, and aim to be politically impartial.
The Library has published the following briefing papers relating to the Bill.
- Read Library Briefing Paper: High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 1
- Read Library Briefing Paper: High Speed 2 (HS2) Phases 2a, 2b and beyond
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