Written statement to Parliament

Statement of reasons command paper for the High Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Bill

Publication of the statement of reasons command paper for the High Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Bill

• From: Department for Transport and The Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson CBE
• Published: 24 November 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

• Delivered on: 24 November 2020

My Noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Baroness Vere of Norbiton) has made the following 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 continues to take the view that the HS2 Phase 2a project is worthy of its support.

Copies of the statement of reasons will be placed in the libraries of both Houses.

Published 24 November 2020