High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021
The High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Royal Assent
- Andrew Stephenson
- 17 July 2017
- 18 September 2024
What the bill does
A Bill to make provision for a railway between a junction with Phase One of High Speed 2, near Fradley Wood in Staffordshire, and a junction with the West Coast Main Line near Crewe in Cheshire; and for connected purposes.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading17 JUL 2017 · COMMONS
- Examination for compliance with Standing Orders12 SEP 2017 · UNASSIGNED
- 2nd reading30 JAN 2018 · COMMONS
- Money resolution30 JAN 2018 · COMMONS
- Allocation of time motion30 JAN 2018 · COMMONS
- Carry-over motion30 JAN 2018 · COMMONS
- Committee stage5 JUN 2019 · COMMONS
- Report stage15 JUL 2019 · COMMONS
- 3rd reading15 JUL 2019 · COMMONS
- Bill reintroduced15 OCT 2019 · COMMONS
- Motion to revive Bill25 FEB 2020 · LORDS
- Consideration of Lords amendments19 JAN 2021 · COMMONS
- Royal Assent (current stage)11 FEB 2021 · UNASSIGNED
What Royal Assent means, and what happens next
The bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
Its provisions come into force on the date the Act specifies, which may be immediately, on a set date, or when a minister makes a commencement order.
Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at Royal Assent
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Questions about the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021
- What stage is the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021 at?
- The High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Has the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021 become law?
- Yes. The High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Who sponsored the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021?
- The High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021 was sponsored by Andrew Stephenson.
- When was the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021 introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 17 July 2017, at first reading.
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