High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill

(1) The Chairman of Ways and Means reported from the Standing Orders Committee that it had resolved, in respect of the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill: that the following Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with: SO 11, 12, 12A, 13, 27, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 48 and 55; and that Standing Order 27A (Environmental Assessment) ought to be dispensed on condition that the promoters of the Bill extend the period set under Standing Order 224A (Comments on environmental statement) during which comments can be made on the Environmental Statement so that the last day on which comments can be sent to the relevant Minister is 56 days after 16 December 2013, that is 10 February 2014; and that the Promoters publish a notice to this effect in those newspapers in which they published notices relating to the Bill under Standing Order 10 (Publication of notice in newspapers) in November and December 2013. The Resolutions were agreed to. (2) Ordered, that the Standing Orders Committee have leave to report evidence taken this day on the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill. (3) The Chairman of Ways and Means reported evidence taken before the Standing Orders Committee on the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill. Evidence to be published.