A Bill to empower the Secretary of State to abolish National Park Authorities; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
2 May 2012
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This Bill would give the Secretary of State the power to abolish the National Park Authorities, the bodies that currently run England’s National Parks. It would also set out how their duties could be handled after abolition, potentially transferring powers to the government or other bodies. The Bill is sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope and is at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons.
The Bill has completed its 1st Reading (in July 2010) and is currently at the 2nd Reading in the Commons; no further stages are listed in the provided information.
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5 Jul 2010
The sponsoring member nominated 3 February 2012 for the second reading. As the House did not sit on this day it was not debated.
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 5 July 2010. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill is a Private Member’s Bill. These are often not printed until close to the second reading debate. If the text is not yet available here and you wish to know more about this bill please contact its sponsor, Mr Christopher Chope.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
