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Hybrid Bill procedures delay infrastructure, say MPs

LEGISLATION

07 March 2016
 

The Government should reform Hybrid Bill procedures to speed up the delivery of new transport infrastructure, according to the committee that scrutinised the London-West Midlands high-speed rail line Bill.

The committee of six MPs heard almost 1,600 petitions against the project over almost two years. The members believe the process was so time-consuming that many MPs will be unwilling to sit on committees to consider future projects.

“We have broken records with the number of petitions...

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