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Environment Act 2021

A Bill to make provision about targets, plans and policies for improving the natural environment; for statements and reports about environmental protection; for the Office for Environmental Protection; about waste and resource efficiency; about air quality; for the recall of products that fail to meet environmental standards; about water; about nature and biodiversity; for conservation covenants; about the regulation of chemicals; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Environment Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 30 January 2020 by George Eustice (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Environment Act 2021, receiving Royal Assent on 9 November 2021.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 30 Jan 2020
  2. 2nd reading Commons 26 Feb 2020
  3. Programme motion Commons 26 Feb 2020
  4. Money resolution Commons 26 Feb 2020
  5. Ways and Means resolution Commons 26 Feb 2020
  6. Committee stage Commons 10 Mar to 26 Nov 2020
  7. Programme motion Commons 4 May 2020
  8. Programme motion Commons 22 Jun 2020
  9. Programme motion Commons 28 Sep 2020
  10. Programme motion Commons 26 Jan 2021
  11. Carry-over motion Commons 26 Jan 2021
  12. Report stage Commons 26 Jan 2021
  13. Report stage Commons 26 May 2021
  14. 3rd reading Commons 26 May 2021
  15. 1st reading Lords 26 May 2021
  16. 2nd reading Lords 7 Jun 2021
  17. Committee stage Lords 21 Jun to 14 Jul 2021
  18. Report stage Lords 6 Sep to 15 Sep 2021
  19. 3rd reading Lords 13 Oct 2021
  20. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 20 Oct 2021
  21. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 26 Oct to 9 Nov 2021
  22. Programme motion Commons 20 Oct 2021
  23. Consideration of Lords message Commons 8 Nov 2021
  24. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 9 Nov 2021
  25. Royal Assent Unassigned 9 Nov 2021

Votes on this bill

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

26 Jan 2021 Report Stage: New Clause 1 266 to 366 Rejected
26 Jan 2021 Report Stage: New Clause 5 217 to 360 Rejected
26 Jan 2021 Report Stage: Amendment 25 227 to 354 Rejected
26 Jan 2021 Report Stage: Amendment 39 221 to 366 Rejected
26 Jan 2021 Report Stage: Amendment 24 227 to 357 Rejected
26 May 2021 Report Stage: New Clause 25 217 to 352 Rejected
26 May 2021 Report Stage: Amendment 29 210 to 359 Rejected
26 May 2021 Report Stage New Clause 12 216 to 357 Rejected
26 May 2021 Report Stage: New Clause 24 208 to 360 Rejected
20 Oct 2021 Motion to disagree with Lords amendment 3 307 to 185 Passed
20 Oct 2021 Motion to disagree with Lords amendment 12 305 to 179 Passed
20 Oct 2021 Motion to disagree with Lords amendment 28 309 to 185 Passed
20 Oct 2021 Motion to disagree with Lords amendment 31 307 to 180 Passed
20 Oct 2021 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 297 to 182 Passed
20 Oct 2021 Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 45 268 to 204 Passed
20 Oct 2021 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 65 291 to 174 Passed
20 Oct 2021 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 94 290 to 179 Passed
8 Nov 2021 Govt. motion to insist on amdts. 31A and 31B and disagree to amdt. 31C 279 to 162 Passed
8 Nov 2021 Lords Amdt. 45B: Govt. motion to disagree and propose (a) and (b) in lieu 283 to 163 Passed

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 26 Sep 2024.