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Electricity Transmission (Protection of Landscape) Bill

A Bill to make provision to require factors other than cost to be considered for schemes for the transmission of high voltage electricity where infrastructure would impact on the visual and other amenity of a landscape; to provide that in certain cases such infrastructure be installed by visually unobtrusive works; to require that public consultation be undertaken and inform the selection of the method and technology for the transmission infrastructures used; and for connected purposes

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Electricity Transmission (Protection of Landscape) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 July 2011 by Tessa Munt (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.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 5 Jul 2011
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 2 May 2012.