High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017
The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which authorises the construction of Phase One of High Speed 2, a high-speed railway between London and Birmingham. The Act was introduced to Parliament as a Hybrid Bill on 25 November 2013, and received royal assent on 23 February 2017.
| Long title | An Act to make provision for a railway between Euston in London and a junction with the West Coast Main Line at Handsacre in Staffordshire, with a spur from Water Orton in Warwickshire to Curzon Street in Birmingham; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2017 c. 7 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales and Scotland |
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| Royal assent | 23 February 2017 |
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| Relates to | High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013 |
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