A Bill to require Parliamentary approval of coal extraction from new coal mines commissioned after November 2022; to require the Secretary of State to set targets for phasing out the extraction and use of coal and to report to Parliament on performance against those targets; to require the Secretary of State to publish a strategy for increasing the use of renewable energy sources for steel production in place of coal; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would require Parliament to approve any new coal mine commissioned after November 2022. It also obliges the Secretary of State to set targets to phase out coal extraction and use, report progress to Parliament, and publish a strategy to increase renewable energy use in steel production as a substitute for coal.
The Bill is at the 1st Reading in the House of Commons and has not yet moved to detailed examination or further stages.
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.
