High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017

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|short_title = High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017

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|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

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|territorial_extent = England and Wales and Scotland

|royal_assent = 23 February 2017

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|original_text = http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/7/enacted

|legislation_history = http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/highspeedraillondonwestmidlands.html

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|related_legislation = High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/full-speed-ahead-as-hs2-gets-royal-assent|title=Full speed ahead as HS2 gets Royal Assent|date=23 February 2017|website=GOV.UK|language=en|access-date=4 May 2019}}

Committee

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/high-speed-rail-london-west-midlands-bill-select-committee-lords/role/|title=High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee (Lords) - role|website=UK Parliament|language=English|access-date=2019-04-01}}

= Membership =

As of 31 March 2019, the members of the committee are as follows:{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/high-speed-rail-london-west-midlands-bill-select-committee-lords/membership/|title=High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee (Lords) - membership|website=UK Parliament|language=English|access-date=2019-04-01}}

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! colspan="2" valign="top" |Member

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|Rt. Hon. Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe PC

|Crossbench

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|Rt. Hon. Lord Brabazon of Tara PC DL

|Conservative

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|Lord Elder

|Labour