| Short Title: | High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017 |
| Long Title: | An Act to make provision for a railway between Euston in London and a junction with the West Coast Main Line at Handsacre in Staffordshire, with a spur from Water Orton in Warwickshire to Curzon Street in Birmingham; and for connected purposes. |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Citation: | 2017 c. 7 |
| Territorial Extent: | England and Wales and Scotland |
| Royal Assent: | 23 February 2017 |
| Original Text: | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/7/enacted |
| Legislation History: | http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/highspeedraillondonwestmidlands.html |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | no |
| Related Legislation: | High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013 |
The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which authorises the construction of Phase One of High Speed 2, a high-speed railway 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.[1]
The High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee was a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 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.[2]
As of 31 March 2019, the members of the committee are as follows:[3]
| Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rt. Hon. Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe PC | Crossbench | ||
| Rt. Hon. Lord Brabazon of Tara PC DL | Conservative | ||
| Lord Elder | Labour | ||
| Rt. Hon. Lord Freeman PC | Conservative | ||
| Liberal Democrat | |||
| Rt. Hon. Baroness O'Cathain OBE | Conservative | ||
| Lord Young of Norwood Green | Labour | ||