A Bill to make provision to enhance the protection available for bat habitats in the non-built environment and to limit the protection for bat habitats in the built environment where the presence of bats has a significant adverse impact upon the users of buildings.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
30 March 2015
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This Bill would strengthen protection for bat habitats outside buildings (in the natural environment) while limiting protection for bat habitats inside buildings where the bats’ presence would significantly affect people using those buildings. It aims to rebalance wildlife protection with building use by treating bats in the natural environment differently from those in built structures.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. It has completed the first two readings (July 2014 and January 2015) but there is no record of further progress in the provided material.
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7 Jul 2014
16 Jan 2015
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 7 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The second reading began on 16 January 2015, but was then adjourned.
The 2014-2015 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
