Bill · started in the Commons

Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill

To make provision about licences to search and bore for and get offshore petroleum.

In progress Current stage: Committee stage (Lords)

The story so farThe Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 8 November 2023 by Claire Coutinho (Conservative). It is now at committee stage in the House of Lords. At committee stage the bill is examined line by line and amendments can be made, before it returns for report stage.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 8 Nov 2023
  2. 2nd reading Commons 22 Jan 2024
  3. Programme motion Commons 22 Jan 2024
  4. Committee of the whole House Commons 20 Feb 2024
  5. 3rd reading Commons 20 Feb 2024
  6. 1st reading Lords 21 Feb 2024
  7. 2nd reading Lords 26 Mar 2024
  8. Committee stage Lords 23 Apr 2024

Votes on this bill

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

22 Jan 2024 Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 209 to 292 Rejected
22 Jan 2024 Second Reading 293 to 211 Passed
20 Feb 2024 Committee: Amendment 10 44 to 285 Rejected
20 Feb 2024 Committee: Amendment 17 226 to 287 Rejected
20 Feb 2024 Third Reading 286 to 221 Passed

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 29 May 2024.