HS2 in Parliament
Getting permission to build the railway
We need Acts of Parliament to build HS2. These give us the legal powers to construct the railway, buy land and carry out the work needed.
Our commitments to you
What are undertakings and assurances?
Undertakings and assurances are promises we make during the Parliamentary process. We make these commitments to organisations and people affected by HS2.
We maintain a register of all these promises to make sure we keep them throughout the project.
What the register includes
The register records commitments from:
- agreements between people who petitioned Parliament and the Secretary of State for Transport
- promises made during Parliamentary hearings
- letters from HS2 Ltd, the Department for Transport and our Parliamentary agents
- our information papers
Where to find the registers
We maintain separate registers for each phase of HS2:
View the HS2 Phase One register of undertakings and assurances on GOV.UK.
View the HS2 Phase 2a register of undertakings and assurances on GOV.UK.
View the HS2 Phase 2b register of undertakings and assurances on GOV.UK.
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