Debate Pack
Expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 20 December at 2.30pm on expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone. The debate will be opened by Gareth Johnson MP.
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Debate Pack
Permit variation processes for waste incineration facilities
A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall for 1.30pm on Thursday 1 December on permit variation processes for waste incineration facilities. The subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee, and the debate will be opened by Elliot Colburn MP.
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Debate Pack
Environmental impact of disposable vapes
A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall for 4.30pm on Tuesday 29 November. The debate will be opened by Kirsten Oswald MP.
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Research Briefing
Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] 2021-22
The Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] creates a new legal framework for the recognition of professional qualifications gained outside the UK and reforms the practice of regulators. This briefing summarises the debate and amendments to the Bill up to the Commons committee stage on 18 January 2022.
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Insight
Single use plastic: How do bans differ across the UK and EU?
What are the current and future restrictions on single use plastic across the UK and EU, and what are the legal complications linked to market access?
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Debate Pack
Criminality within and regulation of the waste industry
A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 1 February at 4.30pm on criminality within and regulation of the waste industry. The debate will be opened by Aaron Bell MP.
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Research Briefing
Environment Bill 2021-22: Lords amendments and “ping pong” stages
This briefing looks at how the Bill has changed following Lords stages and ping pong. The Bill has received Royal Assent and is now the Environment Act 2021.
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Debate Pack
E-petition debate: protecting the UK’s hedgehog population
A debate on hedgehogs will be held on 5 July 2021 after e-petition 550379 received over 100,000 signatures. The petition calls for the Government to move hedgehogs to schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to allow them greater protection. However, the Government has said that moving hedgehogs to Schedule 5 of the Act would not address the main threat to the species which is habitat loss.
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Research Briefing
Environment Bill 2019-21 and 2021-22: Report on Committee and Remaining stages in the Commons
The Environment Bill 2019-21 has completed it Committee Stage, Report Stage and Third Reading in the House of Commons. This paper is a summary of what happened in those stages and about how the Bill has changed. It considers key Government and Opposition amendments. The Bill has now proceeded to the House of Lords.
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Debate Pack
Air pollution in London
A debate on air pollution in London will be held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 27 April 2021 at from 4-50-5.50pm. The debate will be opened by Munira Wilson MP.
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Debate Pack
The future of research and development funding
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the future of research and development spending on Wednesday 17th March at 2:30 pm. The debate has been initiated by Daniel Zeichner MP.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Air quality beyond 2020
This Insight will examine the how the issue of air quality is tied up with Brexit negotiations and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Insight
Coronavirus: Air quality beyond 2020
This Insight will examine the how the issue of air quality is tied up with Brexit negotiations and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: Level playing field
The so-called level playing field - rules on competition, state aid, taxation, labour and environmental standards, and climate change - are one of the main causes of disagreement between the UK and EU in the negotiations on their future partnership. This paper explains the commitments that both parties are proposing in these areas in order to come to a deal.
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: summary of positions
The tables in this paper provide a summary of the UK and EU positions in the future relationship negotiations, based on their proposed draft treaty texts and other publicly available statements
Total results (page 4 of 11)