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Bill · started in the Lords

Infrastructure Act 2015

A Bill to make provision for strategic highways companies and the funding of transport services by land; to make provision for the control of invasive non-native species; to make provision about nationally significant infrastructure projects; to make provision about town and country planning; to make provision about the Homes and Communities Agency and Mayoral development corporations; to make provision about the Greater London Authority so far as it exercises functions for the purposes of housing and regeneration; to make provision about Her Majesty’s Land Registry and local land charges; to make provision enabling building regulations to provide for off-site carbon abatement measures; to make provision for giving members of communities the right to buy stakes in local renewable electricity generation facilities; to make provision about maximising economic recovery of petroleum in the United Kingdom; to provide for a levy to be charged on holders of certain energy licences; to enable Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to exercise functions in connection with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; to make provision about onshore petroleum and geothermal energy; to make provision about renewable heat incentives; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Infrastructure Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 5 June 2014 by Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Infrastructure Act 2015, receiving Royal Assent on 12 February 2015.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Lords 5 Jun 2014
  2. 2nd reading Lords 18 Jun 2014
  3. Committee stage Lords 3 Jul to 14 Oct 2014
  4. Report stage Lords 3 Nov to 10 Nov 2014
  5. 3rd reading Lords 19 Nov 2014
  6. 1st reading Commons 20 Nov 2014
  7. 2nd reading Commons 8 Dec 2014
  8. Programme motion Commons 8 Dec 2014
  9. Money resolution Commons 8 Dec 2014
  10. Ways and Means resolution Commons 8 Dec 2014
  11. Committee stage Commons 16 Dec 2014 to 15 Jan 2015
  12. Programme motion Commons 26 Jan 2015
  13. Report stage Commons 26 Jan 2015
  14. 3rd reading Commons 26 Jan 2015
  15. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 9 Feb 2015
  16. Programme motion Commons 11 Feb 2015
  17. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 11 Feb 2015
  18. Royal Assent Unassigned 12 Feb 2015

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 13 Feb 2015.