Bill documents — Environment Bill 2019-21
Bills
Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.
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Bill 220 2019-21 (as amended in Committee) (PDF) | 27.11.2020 |
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Bill 220 2019-21 (large print ) (PDF) | 27.11.2020 |
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Bill 009 2019-21 (as introduced) (PDF) | 30.01.2020 |
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Tracked changes versions of the Bill, showing amendments made in Committee of the whole House and in Public Bill Committees in the House of Commons. Please note that these are unofficial versions and may not be completely accurate.
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Tracked changes version showing Bill 9 of Session 2019-20 compared to Bill 3 of Session 2019. Please note that this is an unofficial version for illustrative purposes only and may not be completely accurate. (PDF) | 06.03.2020 |
Explanatory Notes
Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.
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Bill 009 2019-21 EN | PDF version | 30.01.2020 |
Delegated Powers Memoranda
The Government provide a delegated powers memorandum for all public (including hybrid) bills to justify the delegation of powers, usually to Ministers, in the bill. For reports of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, see “Select Committee Reports”.
"English votes for English laws"
Under the 'English votes for English laws' procedure, the Speaker certifies Bills, or provisions of Bills, as relating exclusively to England, and/or to England and Wales. In relation to Finance Bills, the Speaker may certify founding financial motions, or clauses or schedules, as relating exclusively to England, Wales and Northern Ireland.The text of certificates issued by the Speaker, and information prepared by the Government on how government amendments affect the territorial application of provisions of the bill, are available here. (Similar information about the bill itself can be found in the Explanatory Notes – see above.).
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Speaker's Signed Certificate - 24 February 2020 (PDF) | 24.02.2020 |
Amendment papers
Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.
Selection of amendments: Commons
In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.
Bill proceedings: Commons
Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.
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All proceedings at Public Bill Committee Stage (PDF) | 27.11.2020 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 19 March 2020 | PDF version | 20.03.2020 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 17 March 2020 | PDF version | 18.03.2020 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 12 March 2020 | PDF version | 13.03.2020 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 10 March 2020 | PDF version | 11.03.2020 |
Briefing papers
House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.
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Briefing paper on Second Reading | 18.02.2020 |
Press notices
Archive of press notices related to the Bill.
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Schedule of meetings (PDF) | 09.03.2020 |
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Have your say on the Environment Bill | 02.03.2020 |
Human rights memoranda
The Government human rights memorandum is prepared by the Government to assist the Joint Committee on Human Rights with its scrutiny of the Bill’s human rights implications.
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European Convention on Human Rights memorandum from Department for Environment and Rural Affairs - 29 January 2020 (PDF) | 29.01.2020 |
Written evidence
Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.
Impact Assessments
List of related Impact Assessments
| House | Impact Assessments | Date |
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Impact Assessment from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (PDF) | 12.03.2020 |
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Annexes to the Impact Assessment from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (PDF) | 12.03.2020 |
Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures
The UK Parliament does not normally legislate with regard to matters within the competence of the Scottish Parliament, Senedd Cymru or the Northern Ireland Assembly without the consent of the relevant body. This constitutional understanding is sometimes referred to as the Sewel Convention. Consent is expressed by means of a Legislative Consent Motion. Listed below is relevant legislative consent information provided by the devolved legislatures in respect of this bill, including cases where the relevant legislature has decided not to grant consent.
| House | Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures | Date |
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Legislative consent motion agreed by the Scottish Parliament (PDF) | 13.11.2020 |
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Legislative consent memorandum lodged by the Scottish Government with the Scottish Parliament (PDF) | 13.11.2020 |
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Legislative Consent Motion from the Northern Ireland Assembly (PDF) | 01.07.2020 |
Will write letters
Occasionally questions put to government Ministers during debates on Bills in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords may be answered by the Minister saying 'I will write to the Hon Member'. Such “will write” replies are not published in Hansard but are placed in the Library of the House concerned and published on the Parliamentary website.
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