Town and Country Planning (Electricity Generating Consent) Bill 2016-17
make provision about the disclosure, consideration and approval of proposals for onshore electricity power stations of 50MW or less; to require the application of Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI) terms and conditions in certain circumstances; to require sector-specific collective national workforce agreements in other circumstances; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
The Town and Country Planning (Electricity Generating Consent) Bill was a Ten Minute Rule Bill tabled by Tom Blenkinsop.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2016-17 Session.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Tom Blenkinsop), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Ten Minute Rule Bill is a process of tabling a bill, where an MP has 10 minutes to advocate for their legislation to the Commons and the Minister responsible.
So is this going to become a law?No. This Bill did not complete it's passage before the Session completed and is no longer before Parliament. However, it may have been re-introduced under a similar name in a subsequent Session.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Ten Minute Rule Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Supporters: Anna Turley (LAB), Kevin Barron (Lab), Sarah Champion (Lab), John Healey (Lab), Andy McDonald (Lab), Alex Cunningham (Lab), Iain Wright (Lab)
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Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill
Last Event: Wednesday 25th January 2017 - 1st reading: House of Commons
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