A Bill to make provision about the disclosure, consideration and approval of proposals for onshore electricity power stations of 50MW or less; to require the application of Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI) terms and conditions in certain circumstances; to require sector-specific collective national workforce agreements in other circumstances; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
13 May 2016
This Bill would change how small onshore electricity plants (up to 50MW) get planning consent, requiring clearer disclosure and more careful consideration before permission is granted. It also sets rules on construction workforce terms, requiring NAECI terms in some cases and sector-wide national workforce agreements in others.
The Bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it will move to Committee stage for detailed scrutiny.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on Wednesday 4 May under the Ten Minute Rule. This allows an MP to make his or her case for a new bill in a speech lasting up to ten minutes. An opposing speech may also be made before the House decides whether or not the bill should be introduced. If the MP is successful the bill is taken to have had its first reading.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
