High Speed Rail (London - Cornwall) (Repeal) Bill 2023

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Repeal the High Speed Four Act. BE IT ENACTED by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Repeals

(1) The High Speed (London - Cornwall) Act 2023 is repealed in its entirety.

2 Extent, Commencement and Short Title 1) This act may be cited as the High Speed Rail (London - Cornwall) (Repeal) Act 2023.

2) This act shall extend to England.

3) This act will come into effect immediately upon receiving Royal Assent.

This Bill was written by The Most Hon. Dame Ina LG LT LP LD GCMG DBE CT CVO MP MSP MS MLA FRS on behalf of His Majesty’s 34th Government.

Deputy Speaker,

It’s not a secret that High Speed Four has proven quite controversial. People have seen issues with the costing of the bill for one, others stated their important opposition to the damage these plans would have caused to our environment, specifically the New Forest. As such, this government has decided to cancel High Speed Four before the end of the year and will now repeal the legislation that spawned the programme, so we can introduce a Statutory Instrument under the Transport and Works bill that will introduce new plans that will implement an alternative plan to High Speed Four after christmas.

Debate under this bill shall end on the 9th December at 10pm GMT