High Speed Rail
Details
Status: Active
Groups: Business and the Economy , Environmental Issues
Description
MPs have voted on funding and giving permission for a new high speed rail network, connecting at least London, Birmingham, the East Midlands, Sheffield, Leeds, and Manchester.
[Person name] voted for/against new high speed rail infrastructure
Decisions
Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.
| month | decision | alignment | strength | decision type | uses powers | voting cluster | participant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06 | High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Decline Second Reading | against | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No | 362 |
| 2013-06 | High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Second Reading | agree | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No | 357 |
| 2013-10 | High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Third Reading | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No | 380 |
| 2014-04 | High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Decline Second Reading | against | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided | 501 |
| 2014-04 | High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Second Reading | agree | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Cross party aye | 493 |
| 2016-03 | High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Third Reading | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Cross party aye | 441 |
| 2018-01 | High Speed Rail (West Midlands — Crewe) Bill — Second Reading — High Speed 2 Phase 2 — Fradley to Crewe | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No | 307 |
| 2019-07 | High Speed Rail (West Midlands — Crewe) Bill — Third Reading — Phase 2a of HS2 — Fradley Wood to Crewe | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No | 280 |
| 2021-12 | Rail Investment and Integrated Rail Plan | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Low participation vote | 139 |