A Bill to make provision about the safeguarding of standards of environmental protection derived from European Union legislation, including for water, air, soil, flood protection, and climate change, after the withdrawal of the UK from the EU; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
28 April 2017
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This bill would keep EU-derived environmental protections in place in the UK after Brexit, covering areas such as water, air, soil, flood protection and climate change. It aims to preserve high standards and provide legal certainty by maintaining these EU-originating rules and related purposes.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons, meaning it is in the early stages of passage. The first reading occurred on 13 July 2016, with no further stages provided in the current information.
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13 Jul 2016
This Bill was expected to have its second reading debate on Friday 12 May 2017.
However, as a General Election has now been called and Parliament will be dissolved from 3 May 2017, the Bill falls and no further action will be taken.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
