A Bill to make provision for the abolition of the Department of Energy and Climate Change and for its functions to be absorbed into the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
House of Commons
12 May 2016
This Bill proposes abolishing the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and moving its responsibilities to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). It seeks to ensure energy and climate policy continues to be delivered smoothly, with staff and funding transferred and transitional arrangements set out for the handover. The aim is to simplify government structure by bringing these powers under BIS.
The Bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons, where MPs debate its general principles. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage for detailed scrutiny before further readings and potential passage.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 29 June 2015. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
