High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 (c. 2) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Long titleAn Act 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.
Introduced byAndrew Stephenson, Minister of State for Transport (Commons)
Baroness Vere, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Lords)
Baroness Vere, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Lords)
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
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| Long title | An Act 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. | ||||||||
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| Citation | 2021 c. 2\ | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Andrew Stephenson, Minister of State for Transport (Commons) Baroness Vere, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Lords) | ||||||||
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom | ||||||||
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| Royal assent | 11 February 2021 | ||||||||
| Commencement | 11 February 2021[b] | ||||||||
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Status: Amended | |||||||||
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| Text of the High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |||||||||
Passage
The act received royal assent on 11 February 2021.[1]
Provisions
The act gave the legislative framework for the first stage of High Speed 2 between the West Midlands and Crewe, Cheshire.[2] This stage was known as "Phase 2a".[3]
Reception
The act was criticised by Cheshire East Council for, in their view, not containing adequate upgrades to Crewe railway station.[2]
Further developments
The powers under the act expired on 11 February 2026.[4]
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