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Northern Powerhouse Rail Bill

The King's Speech 2026 rail infrastructure bill, formally the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill, intended to unlock Northern Powerhouse Rail capacity into Manchester Piccadilly via Manchester Airport.


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24 Nov 2020 | Announcement Department for Transport linked direct

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

Why linked: Statement of Reasons Command Paper for High Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Bill; predecessor/related phase of Northern Powerhouse Rail programme with direct statutory relevance

UIN: HLWS587 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 …