Bill · started in the Commons
Motor Vehicle (Climate change information) Bill
A Bill to make provision for the display of climate change information in motor vehicle advertising and registration documents
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe Motor Vehicle (Climate change information) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 18 June 2009 by Colin Challen (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.
What the bill does
The Bill would secure the provision of information about motor vehicle emissions and the link between such emissions and climate change on any printed advertisement about a given vehicle and in any audio-visual advertisement about the same. It would also set minimum standards for the amount of space or time to be devoted to this issue in each advertisement and make it an offence to breach those provisions.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 18 Jun 2009
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 20 Oct 2009.