A Bill to require the Secretary of State to achieve the nature target for the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
31 October 2023
The Ecology Bill would require the Secretary of State to achieve a nature target for the United Kingdom, and set out related duties and powers to help reach that target. It also includes connected provisions about how progress should be implemented, monitored, and reported, to support the broader aim of protecting and improving the country’s natural environment.
The bill began in the Lords and has been introduced to the Commons, where it is at the 2nd reading. It will proceed to committee stage and the subsequent readings if it continues to progress.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.