A

BILL

TO

Construct a new high-speed railway line between Liverpool, Manchester, Bradford and Leeds, and for connected railways and purposes.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen'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:—

Section 1: Power to acquire land compulsorily

(1) The Secretary of State may acquire compulsorily so much of the land as may be required for the purposes of the construction and operation of High Speed 3 as laid out in Schedule 1 of this act, her stations and associated infrastructure, subject to the requirements laid out in the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965.

(2) The power under section 1(1) applies to all lands within 500 metres of the track laid out in the map of reference deposited in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments alongside this legislation, or any amended version thereof.

(3) The power under section 1(1) in relation to land may be exercised in relation to the surface, subsoil, under-surface or the airspace of the land only.

Section 2: Grants

(1) The Secretary of State may pay grants to contribute to the funding of activities or projects that are intended—

(a) to benefit communities that are, or are likely to be, disrupted by the carrying out of relevant high speed railway works,
(b) to benefit the environment in any area that is, or is likely to be, affected by the carrying out of such works, or
(c) to support businesses and other economic activities in areas that are, or are likely to be, disrupted by the carrying out of such works.

(2) “Relevant high speed railway works” means—

(a) the works authorised by this Act, and
(b) works in connection with a Bill or proposed Bill to authorise works for a high speed railway line connecting with High Speed 3.

Section 3: Amendment of Plans

(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulation using the affirmative procedure, amend the stations and tracks as laid out in Schedule 1 and the map of reference deposited in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments alongside this legislation, unless—

(a) The works in question have already been finished.

Section 4: Construction

(1) The Secretary of State is obliged to work with Network Rail and provide the necessary funding for all costs related to the construction and maintenance of High Speed 3 infrastructure and buildings.

Section 5: Short Title, Extent and Commencement

(1) This act may be cited as the High Speed 3 Act 2022.

(2) This act shall extend to England.

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

Schedule 1: Projects relating to High Speed Three.

(1) The High Speed 3 project shall consist of three phases—

(a) Phase 1 shall consist of the track between Liverpool Lime Street station and Manchester Piccadilly station, the Manchester Airport Passing Tunnel, the spur connecting into the Manchester to Chester line, the expansions of Liverpool Lime Street, Warrington Bank Quay, Manchester Airport Stations and the construction of Manchester Airport’s underground station, as laid out in the map of reference deposited in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments alongside this legislation, or any amended version thereof.
(b) Phase 2 shall consist of the track between Manchester Piccadilly station and Leeds station, the spurs connecting into the Calder Valley line and the Huddersfield line, the new Bradford Saint James station, and the expansions of Leeds, Halifax and Huddersfield stations, as laid out in the map of reference deposited in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments alongside this legislation, or any amended version thereof.
(c) Phase 3 shall consist of the track connecting High Speed 2 and High Speed 3, as laid out in the map of reference deposited in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments alongside this legislation, or any amended version thereof.

(2) The timetable for finishing the phases is as follows—

(a) Phase 1 shall be finished by the 1st of January 2029.
(b) Phase 2 shall be finished by the 1st of January 2033.
(c) Phase 3 shall be finished by the 1st of January 2037.

This bill was written by The Most Honourable Dame Inadorable LP LD DCMG DBE CT CVO MP FRS, the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, on behalf of the Official Opposition. It borrows some language from the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017. It is co-sponsored by the Labour Party, /u/SpectacularSalad MP, Volt UK, Red Fightback,

Explanatory Notes: Phase 1 of this Act has been costed at a total of £5130 million over 6 years. Phase 2 of this Act has been costed at a total of £11400 million over 10 years. Phase 3 of this Act has been costed at a total of £1320 million over 2 years.

Associated Documents: Link to the associated Map of projects

A01

Replace

(2) This act shall extend to England.

With

(2) This act shall extend to England, Wales and Scotland.

Explanatory note: According to the opening speech, it is intended that the Secretary of State could extend HS3 by Statutory Instrument to places including Scotland. As such, it makes sense that this bill should extend to the entirety of the island of Great Britain, such that if this bill's schedules are extended, it is already covered by the bill's extent.

This amendment was submitted by the Leader of the House of Lords, The Most High, Noble and Potent Prince His Grace the Earl Marshall /u/britboy3456, 19th Duke of Norfolk.

A02

Add section 4 (2), stating:

(2) Infrastructure built as part of the HS3 project shall be built with the intention of trains being able to traverse the track at speeds at or above 125 mph in areas where the path of the track reasonably allows to trains to reach such speed safely.

EN: Nowhere in the act does it say what "High Speed rail" means, merely that a railway line has to be built, this ensures the specific aim of the project is to build a railway line which is actually high speed.

This amendment was submitted by the Rt Hon. Earl Kearton /u/Maroiogog KP KD OM CT CMG CBE MVO PC.

Vote on each of the submitted amendments below by 29th May 2022 at 10pm BST.