Crossrail Act 2008

Long title

Make provision for a railway transport system running from Maidenhead, in the County of Berkshire, and Heathrow Airport, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, through central London to Shenfield, in the County of Essex, and Abbey Wood, in the London Borough of Greenwich; and for connected purposes.

Summary

<p>Crossrail is the plan to integrate the mainline railways to the east and west of London through the construction of two tunnels beneath central London from Paddington to Liverpool Street.</p><p>The main purpose of the Bill was to secure the powers necessary to build Crossrail. This Bill received Royal Assent in July 2008 and Crossrail is now proceeding. It was a Hybrid Bill, as it contained provisions which had an impact on the interests of particular individuals, as well as the general public. For more information on hybrid bills please refer to <a>Hybrid Bills</a> page. </p><p><strong>Key areas of the Bill included:</strong></p><ul><li>authorisation of works necessary to build Crossrail and associated works </li><li>acquisition of land and interests in land necessary for those works </li><li>establishment of a planning and heritage regime for the works </li><li>application of existing railway and other miscellaneous legislation to Crossrail </li><li>the handover by transfer scheme of property, rights and liabilities from relevant authorities to nominated undertakers </li><li>devolution of control of the Crossrail project to the Greater London Authority, or Transport for London or a combination of the two.</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

1. 1st reading· Commons

   22 February 2005 – 22 February 2005

2. Carry-over motion· Commons

   7 April 2005 – 7 April 2005

3. Carry-over motion· Lords

   7 April 2005 – 7 April 2005

4. 1st reading· Commons

   18 May 2005 – 18 May 2005

5. 2nd reading· Commons

   19 July 2005 – 19 July 2005

6. Money resolution· Commons

   19 July 2005 – 19 July 2005

7. Committee stage· Commons

   17 January 2006 – 24 October 2006

8. Carry-over motion· Commons

   31 October 2006 – 31 October 2006

9. Carry-over motion· Lords

   6 November 2006 – 6 November 2006

10. 1st reading· Commons

    16 November 2006 – 16 November 2006

11. 2nd reading· Commons

    16 November 2006 – 16 November 2006

12. Committee stage· Commons

    16 January 2007 – 9 October 2007

13. Carry-over motion· Commons

    23 October 2007 – 23 October 2007

14. Carry-over motion· Lords

    25 October 2007 – 25 October 2007

15. 1st reading· Commons

    8 November 2007 – 8 November 2007

16. 2nd reading· Commons

    8 November 2007 – 8 November 2007

17. Committee stage· Commons

    22 November 2007 – 27 November 2007

18. Report stage· Commons

    13 December 2007 – 13 December 2007

19. 3rd reading· Commons

    13 December 2007 – 13 December 2007

20. 1st reading· Lords

    14 December 2007 – 14 December 2007