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Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) Bill
A Bill to enable co-operative and community benefit societies to raise external share capital for the purpose of making environmentally sustainable investment; to make associated provisions about restricting conversion to company status and the distribution of capital on winding-up; and for connected purposes.
The story so farThe Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 February 2020 by Anna McMorrin (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 5 Feb 2020
- 2nd reading Commons 11 Sep 2020
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 4 May 2021.