Asked by: Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek to progress the High Speed Rail (Crewe–Manchester) Bill through Parliament.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The government does intend to progress the High Speed Rail (Crewe-Manchester) Bill through parliament.
The Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Commons in June and is awaiting its special Select Committee Stage.