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Latest news on the Environment Bill 2019-21

This Bill was being considered by a Public Bill Committee but due to current circumstances the sittings of the Committee have been suspended until further notice. The Committee is now scheduled to report by Tuesday 29 September 2020.

The membership of the Public Bill Committee has been announced by the Committee of Selection:

Certain parts of this Bill have been certified by the Speaker as relating exclusively to England and England and Wales, so the ‘English votes for English laws’ procedure will apply to it in the House of Commons.

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Summary of the Environment Bill 2019-21

A Bill to make provision about targets, plans and policies for improving the natural environment; for statements and reports about environmental protection; for the Office for Environmental Protection; about waste and resource efficiency; about air quality; for the recall of products that fail to meet environmental standards; about water; about nature and biodiversity; for conservation covenants; about the regulation of chemicals; and for connected purposes.