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Bill · started in the Lords

Energy Act 2016

A Bill to make provision about the Oil and Gas Authority and its functions; to make provision about rights to use upstream petroleum infrastructure; to make provision about the abandonment of offshore installations, submarine pipelines and upstream petroleum infrastructure; to extend Part 1A of the Petroleum Act 1998 to Northern Ireland; to make provision about the disclosure of information for the purposes of international agreements; to make provision about fees in respect of activities relating to oil, gas, carbon dioxide and pipelines; to make provision about wind power; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Energy Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 9 July 2015 by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Energy Act 2016, receiving Royal Assent on 12 May 2016.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Lords 9 Jul 2015
  2. 2nd reading Lords 22 Jul 2015
  3. Committee stage Lords 7 Sep to 14 Sep 2015
  4. Committee stage Lords 14 Oct 2015
  5. Report stage Lords 19 Oct to 21 Oct 2015
  6. 3rd reading Lords 4 Nov 2015
  7. 1st reading Commons 5 Nov 2015
  8. 2nd reading Commons 18 Jan 2016
  9. Programme motion Commons 18 Jan 2016
  10. Money resolution Commons 18 Jan 2016
  11. Ways and Means resolution Commons 18 Jan 2016
  12. Committee stage Commons 26 Jan to 4 Feb 2016
  13. Programme motion Commons 14 Mar 2016
  14. Report stage Commons 14 Mar 2016
  15. Legislative Grand Committee Commons 14 Mar 2016
  16. 3rd reading Commons 14 Mar 2016
  17. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 12 Apr 2016
  18. Programme motion Commons 20 Apr 2016
  19. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 20 Apr 2016
  20. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 26 Apr 2016
  21. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 9 May 2016
  22. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 10 May 2016
  23. Royal Assent Unassigned 12 May 2016

Votes on this bill

Recorded Commons divisions on this bill, in the order they happened. Each links to who voted which way.

14 Mar 2016 Amendment 24 183 to 270 Rejected
14 Mar 2016 Amendment 8 229 to 271 Rejected
14 Mar 2016 (Lords) Report Stage: New Clause 3 229 to 268 Rejected
14 Mar 2016 (Lords) Report Stage: New Clause 8 227 to 272 Rejected
14 Mar 2016 (Lord) Report Stage: New Clause 10 229 to 275 Rejected
20 Apr 2016 Lords amendment 7T 293 to 224 Passed
9 May 2016 Lords Amendment 7TB - Government Motion to disagree 286 to 260 Passed

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 20 Dec 2022.