High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013

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High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to make provision authorising expenditure in preparation for a high speed railway transport network.
Citation 2013 c. 31
Introduced by Patrick McLoughlin
Secretary of State for Transport (Commons)
Baroness Kramer (Lords)
Territorial extent England and Wales and Scotland
Dates
Royal assent 21 November 2013
Other legislation
Relates to High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013 (c. 31) is an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which allows expenditure on essential preparatory work, including construction design, on Phase One and Phase Two of HS2 and all future phases of a high speed rail network. [1] The act was the first stage in constructing High Speed 2. [2]

Contents

The hybrid bill enabling Phase One of the project received royal assent on 3 February 2017.

Provisions

The act allows for the funding of the preparatory work needed before construction of HS2 began. [3] This included ecological surveys and ground investigations. [2]

Reception

The legislation was criticised by Labour Party MP Frank Dobson due to the impact HS2 would have on his constituency: Holborn and St Pancras. [4] The Labour Party frontbench supported the legislation. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "HS2 bill passed". UK Government. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "At-a-glance: Queen' Speech 2013 bill-by-bill". BBC News. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Funding bill for HS2 clears Parliament". Democracy Live. BBC News. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 "MPs give green light to High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill". Democracy Live. BBC News. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
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