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Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval) Bill

A Bill to amend the Planning Act 2008 to require Parliamentary approval for proposals for the building of new major airports and additional runways at existing major airports; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 24 February 2009 by Susan Kramer (Liberal Democrat). 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.

What the bill does

The intention of the Bill is to amend the planning process to include at an early stage a role for Parliament in approving or rejecting any plan for airport expansion.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 24 Feb 2009
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 26 Oct 2009.