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; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
7 December 2018
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The Bat Habitats Regulation (No. 2) Bill would strengthen protection for bat habitats outside buildings, while limiting protection inside buildings where the presence of bats would significantly affect people using those buildings. It aims to balance wildlife conservation with practical use of built environments, and to set out how protections should apply across different settings. The bill is sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope and has been in Parliament since 2017; it is currently at the 2nd Reading in the Commons.
The bill is at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons and has previously reached the 2nd Reading in 2018; no further stages are indicated in the available record.
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