Command Paper for the High Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Bill: Statement Reasons Command Paper

Andrew Stephenson Excerpts

Tuesday 24th November 2020 Written Statements

[The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Andrew Stephenson)]

My noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Baroness Vere of Norbiton) has made the following written ministerial statement.

I am today, 24 November 2020, publishing the statement of Reasons Command Paper for the High Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Bill. The Command Paper is titled the “Government overview of the case for HS2 Phase 2a and its environmental impacts—Update for the House of Lords”. This is required by Parliamentary Standing Order 83A(9) to assist the House during the third reading of the High Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Bill. This document summarises the work that has already been done to assess, control and mitigate the environmental impacts of HS2 Phase 2a, and explains why the Government continue to take the view that the HS2 Phase 2a project is worthy of their support.

Copies of the Statement of Reasons will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

Attachments:

Command Paper (CP 325 HS2 Phase 2a Lords Statement of Reasons)

Attachments can be viewed online at: http://www. parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-11-24/HCWS594/.

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