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High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee (Commons)

Commons Select Committee

The Select Committee on the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill was set up to oversee the Bill’s petitioning period. The Committee provides individuals and bodies directly and specially affected by the Bill with the opportunity to object to the Bill’s specific provisions and to seek its amendment.

Watch the video for advice about petitioning

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Non-inquiry work

Legislative scrutiny
Legislative scrutiny focuses on a particular piece of legislation, sometimes in draft form. The committee might consider it in private, or may take evidence.

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General Election 2024 - Select Committees
Following the dissolution of Parliament on 30 May 2024, all select committees have ceased to exist.
30 May 2024
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Committee publishes Second Special Report
High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill Committee publishes report explaining why its work has been paused
26 October 2023
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Committee visits Colne Valley viaduct
The Select Committee on the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill visited the construction site for the Colne Valley viaduct as part of its consideration of proposals for the new high-speed station at Manchester Piccadilly
19 September 2023

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List of received petitions
Work Petitioning against the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Legislative scrutiny), Petitioning against the First Additional Provision (Legislative scrutiny), and Petitioning against the Second Additional Provision (Legislative scrutiny)
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Agendas and papers
Members' attendance for session 2023-24
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Attendance statistics
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee - Formal Minutes 2022-23
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Formal Minutes

Contact us

For any questions relating to the construction of the High Speed Rail line or for more information about the HS2 project, as opposed to the work of the Committee, please contact HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk or view https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/high-speed-two-limited.

  • Email: HS2Committee@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3250
  • Address: High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee (Commons), House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. For media enquiries, please contact Silas Scott: scottsb@parliament.uk or 0778 421 8691