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15 Sep 2025, 9:27 p.m. - House of Lords
"Environment Bill don't worry about "
Baroness Young of Old Scone (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
15 Sep 2025, 11:32 p.m. - House of Lords
"Environment Bill when it was going through. We were setting up a system "
Lord Lucas (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Modern Day Slavery: Pakistan
19 speeches (9,858 words)
Thursday 13th November 2025 - Westminster Hall
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: Monica Harding (LD - Esher and Walton) Primarily, we would introduce a business, human rights and environment Bill that would establish a clear - Link to Speech

Planning and Infrastructure Bill
229 speeches (67,513 words)
Committee stage
Monday 15th September 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: Baroness Young of Old Scone (Lab - Life peer) This isn’t an environment Bill; it’s a planning Bill”. - Link to Speech
2: Lord Lucas (Con - Excepted Hereditary) intention towards the private schemes—after all, the Minister and I were both involved in the Environment Bill - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 15th October 2025
Oral Evidence - Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, and Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Found: Kathleen has mentioned the new fisheries and water environment Bill.

Wednesday 15th October 2025
Oral Evidence - Ulster Farmers' Union, Lough Neagh Fishermen's Co-operative Society Ltd., Lough Neagh Partnership, Northern Ireland Water, and Northern Ireland Water

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Found: Kathleen has mentioned the new fisheries and water environment Bill.



Parliamentary Research
Packaging extended producer responsibility - CBP-10352
Oct. 07 2025

Found: Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024v (PDF), p9-10 14 Environment Bill



Department Publications - Consultations
Thursday 29th January 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Source Page: Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 5 Scoping
Document: (PDF)

Found: Northern Ireland The Marine Plan for Northern Ireland (consultation, 2018) Fisheries and Water Environment Bill



Department Publications - Research
Thursday 22nd January 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Source Page: Habitats Regulations 9A report for England 2019 to 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: ‘Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-bill-2020/10-march-2020-nature

Thursday 18th December 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Source Page: Farming Profitability Review 2025: an independent review
Document: (PDF)

Found: emissions law, requiring the UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. 2020 Environment Bill

Monday 1st December 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Source Page: Outcome Indicator Framework for the 25 Year Environment Plan annual updates
Document: (PDF)

Found: monitoring and reporting on environmental improvement which will be introduced through the Environment Bill

Monday 1st December 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Source Page: Outcome Indicator Framework for the 25 Year Environment Plan annual updates
Document: (PDF)

Found: monitoring and reporting on environmental improvement which will be introduced through the Environment Bill



Non-Departmental Publications - Open consultation
Jan. 29 2026
Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning
Source Page: Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 5 Scoping
Document: (PDF)
Open consultation

Found: Northern Ireland The Marine Plan for Northern Ireland (consultation, 2018) Fisheries and Water Environment Bill



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Oct. 16 2025
Natural England
Source Page: Air pollution and development: advice for local authorities
Document: detailed air quality assessments (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: Similar provisions are to be set out in the Environment Bill, and therefore the intention is that the




Environment Bill 2019-19 mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Government Publications
Tuesday 20th January 2026
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Horticultural peat: letter to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Document: Horticultural peat: letter to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (PDF)

Found: and progress on this issue, evidenced most recently during current progress of our Natural Environment Bill

Tuesday 20th January 2026
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Horticultural peat: letter to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Document: Horticultural peat: letter to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (webpage)

Found: clarity and progress on this issue, evidenced most recently during current progress of our Natural Environment Bill

Tuesday 20th January 2026
Marine Directorate
Source Page: Scottish Seabird Conservation Action Plan Delivery Partnership minutes: November 2025
Document: Scottish Seabird Conservation Action Plan Delivery Partnership minutes: November 2025 (webpage)

Found: fisheries management and Scotland’s Future Catching Policy, Marine Restoration Plan, and the Natural Environment Bill

Monday 19th January 2026
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Wildfire summit attendee list, briefing and minutes: EIR release
Document: EIR 202500489106 - Information released - Annex A and B (PDF)

Found: Plans with cross- sectoral actions  Statutory nature restoration targets, via the Natural Environment Bill

Monday 12th January 2026
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Code of practice on deer management correspondence and briefings: EIR release
Document: Code of practice on deer management correspondence and briefings: EIR release (webpage)

Found: Mairi Gougeon relating to the code of practice on deer management that is set out in the Natural Environment Bill

Monday 12th January 2026
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Code of practice on deer management correspondence and briefings: EIR release
Document: EIR 202500484325 - Information released - Annex A and B (PDF)

Found: REDACTED: REGULATION 11(2)] [REDACTED: REGULATION 11(2)] | Deputy Bill Team Leader | Natural Environment Bill

Friday 19th December 2025
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Biodiversity PAG recommendations – target indicator
Document: Biodiversity PAG Recommendations - Target Indicator (PDF)

Found: Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (SBS), the 6 yearaaah rolling delivery plans and the Natural Environment Bill

Friday 19th December 2025
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Biodiversity PAG final advice – nature restoration target topic recommendations
Document: Biodiversity PAG final advice – nature restoration target topic recommendations (webpage)

Found: Statutory nature restoration targets within the proposed Natural Environment Bill will form a key part

Friday 19th December 2025
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Biodiversity PAG final advice – nature restoration target topic recommendations
Document: Biodiversity Programme Advisory Group (PAG) - Nature Restoration Target Recommendations (PDF)

Found: Recommendations Executive Summary Statutory nature restoration targets within the proposed Natural Environment Bill

Friday 19th December 2025
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Biodiversity PAG – summary of responses on citizen and society target indicators
Document: Biodiversity Programme Advisory Group (PAG) (PDF)

Found: intending to introduce statutory nature restoration targets within the forthcoming Natural Environment Bill

Friday 19th December 2025
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Biodiversity PAG recommendations – sub group EH and I indicator
Document: Biodiversity PAG recommendations – sub group EH and I indicator (webpage)

Found: provide recommendations on statutory nature restoration targets within the forthcoming Natural Environment Bill

Friday 19th December 2025
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Biodiversity PAG recommendations – sub group EH and I indicator
Document: Biodiversity PAG Recommendations - Sub-Group Ecosystem Health and Integrity Indicator (PDF)

Found: provide recommendations on statutory nature restoration targets within the forthcoming Natural Environment Bill

Friday 19th December 2025
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: SAC sub-group advice on natural environment bill – target topics
Document: SAC sub-group advice on natural environment bill – target topics (webpage)

Found: SAC sub-group advice on natural environment bill – target topics

Friday 19th December 2025
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: SAC sub-group advice on natural environment bill – target topics
Document: Advice from Naturescot Sac Biodiversity Monitoring Sub-Group - Natural Environment Bill target topics (PDF)

Found: SAC sub-group advice on natural environment bill – target topics

Wednesday 17th December 2025

Source Page: Scottish Government Planning Guidance: Biodiversity
Document: Scottish Government Planning Guidance: Biodiversity (webpage)

Found: The forthcoming Natural Environment Bill will put in place key legislative changes to restore and protect

Wednesday 17th December 2025

Source Page: Scottish Government Planning Guidance: Biodiversity
Document: Scottish Government Planning Guidance: Biodiversity (PDF)

Found: The forthcoming Natural Environment Bill will put in place key legislative changes to restore and protect

Tuesday 16th December 2025
Marine Directorate
Source Page: Wild Salmon Strategy Implementation Plan Delivery Group minutes: September 2025
Document: Wild Salmon Strategy Implementation Plan Delivery Group minutes: September 2025 (webpage)

Found: FMS noted that they are now seeking to bring forward amendments through Stage 2 of the Natural Environment Bill

Monday 8th December 2025
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Source Page: Scottish Animal Welfare Commission minutes: 13 November 2025
Document: Scottish Animal Welfare Commission minutes: 13 November 2025 (webpage)

Found: December.An update on SG wildlife management work was also delivered, including on the Natural Environment Bill

Wednesday 19th November 2025
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Source Page: Royal Highland Show 2025 briefing materials: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500480492 - Information released - Documents (PDF)

Found: • Issues relating to controlling deer over the whole holding are for the Natural Environment Bill

Wednesday 12th November 2025
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Source Page: SEA of the Agricultural Reform Environmental Report
Document: SEA for Agricultural Reform (PDF)

Found: framework for statutory nature restoration targets which will be set out in the new Natural Environment Bill

Friday 7th November 2025
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Source Page: Review of Scottish Government Activity affecting the Welfare of Animals as Sentient Beings 2025 by the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission
Document: Scottish Animal Welfare Commission (PDF)

Found: Scottish Government Legislation and Implementation Measures Natural Environment Bill The Natural

Thursday 6th November 2025
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Source Page: Scotland's Climate Change Plan – 2026-2040
Document: Scotland’s Draft Climate Change Plan: 2026–2040 (PDF)

Found: delivering these outcomes; and • Statutory nature restoration targets, to be set under the Natural Environment Bill

Thursday 6th November 2025
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Source Page: Scotland's Climate Change Plan – 2026-2040
Document: Scotland’s Draft Climate Change Plan: 2026–2040 - Annex 2 Sectoral Annexes (PDF)

Found: Planning Guidance Policy 2 - Climate Mitigation and Adaptation 136 • introduced the Natural Environment Bill

Monday 3rd November 2025
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Biodiversity Programme Advisory Group - external engagement session minutes: 17 July 2025
Document: Biodiversity Programme Advisory Group - external engagement session minutes: 17 July 2025 (webpage)

Found: and mechanisms in place for success.These are all listed in policy memo in relation to Natural Environment Bill

Wednesday 8th October 2025
Constitution Directorate
Source Page: A Fresh Start with Independence
Document: A Fresh Start with Independence (PDF)

Found: zero nation by 2045, have proposed a framework for statutory nature targets in the Natural Environment Bill

Friday 3rd October 2025
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Strategic Deer Management Board minutes: June 2025
Document: Strategic Deer Management Board minutes: June 2025 (webpage)

Found: Wilson provided an update on the progress of the Deer Management Provisions within the Natural Environment Bill

Wednesday 24th September 2025
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence regarding Galloway and Ayrshire National Park: EIR release
Document: EIR 202500469060 - Information released - Annex A and B (PDF)

Found: the pre-Cabinet consideration process 3) Briefing on stakeholder responses to the Natural Environment Bill

Monday 22nd September 2025

Source Page: Climate Change Plan Monitoring Report: EIR release
Document: FOI 202500467217 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: We have introduced a Natural Environment Bill which will support our ambition to restore biodiversity



Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
Thursday 18th September 2025
The Ecocide (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by Monica Lennon MSP on 29 May 2025. This Member's Bill seeks to create a criminal offence of ecocide.
View source webpage

Found: Ecocide was discussed in the UK Parliament in 2021 in the context of amendments to the UK Environment Bill



Scottish Parliamentary Debates
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
520 speeches (728,752 words)
Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Ruskell, Mark (Green - Mid Scotland and Fife) This is a natural environment bill, and surely we should be following through on nature protection.On - Link to Speech

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
463 speeches (329,494 words)
Wednesday 10th December 2025 - Committee
Mentions:
1: Carson, Finlay (Con - Galloway and West Dumfries) whether the cabinet secretary will reflect on the fact that we have in front of us a natural environment bill - Link to Speech

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
72 speeches (104,104 words)
Thursday 30th October 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Fairlie, Jim (SNP - Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) they should—we will work with them, stakeholders and communities to deliver a landmark natural environment bill - Link to Speech

Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill (Stage 1)
146 speeches (116,605 words)
Wednesday 29th October 2025 - Committee
Mentions:
1: Burgess, Ariane (Green - Highlands and Islands) about the connection between what might need to be said in the crofting bill and the natural environment bill - Link to Speech
2: None If there are aspects of the natural environment bill that would impact the environmental use of crofts - Link to Speech




Environment Bill 2019-19 mentioned in Welsh results


Welsh Committee Publications

PDF - report

Inquiry: Report on the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill


Found: principles, governance and biodiversity targets: White Paper, April 2024 27 UK Government, The Environment Bill


PDF - report

Inquiry: Report on the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill


Found: In our report on the Environment Bill LCM in September 2021, we recommended that: “A future environmental



Welsh Government Publications
Tuesday 27th January 2026

Source Page: The Waste Separation Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2026: explanatory memorandum
Document: Explanatory memorandum (PDF)

Found: back to at least 2009 including the: • 2009 - Towards Zero Waste consultation • 2013-2014 - Environment Bill

Tuesday 27th January 2026

Source Page: The Waste Separation Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2026: integrated impact assessment
Document: Integrated impact assessment (PDF)

Found: • 2013-14 - Environment Bill White Paper consultation.

Tuesday 27th January 2026

Source Page: The Waste Separation Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2026: children's rights impact assessment
Document: Children's rights impact assessment (PDF)

Found: • Formal online consultation open to all. 2.12 2013-14 - Environment Bill White Paper consultation

Thursday 15th January 2026

Source Page: Urgent need to monitor the condition of protected sites in Wales warns IEPAW
Document: Urgent need to monitor the condition of protected sites in Wales warns IEPAW (webpage)

Found: strategic, costed action plan to bring SSSIs into favourable condition, aligned with the upcoming Environment Bill



Welsh Senedd Debates
2. New Petitions

Monday 26th January 2026
Mentions:
1: Joel James (Welsh Conservative Party - South Wales Central) petition, but what I note is that the Welsh Government is currently going through the stages of the environment Bill - Link to Speech
2: Carolyn Thomas (Welsh Labour - North Wales) committee regarding the petition, so that they consider local nature reserves when looking at the environment Bill - Link to Speech

2. Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

Wednesday 17th December 2025
Mentions:
1: Huw Irranca-Davies (Welsh Labour and Co-operative Party - Ogmore) The environment Bill will also provide a framework to set ambitious targets, including reducing the risk - Link to Speech

2. New Petitions

Monday 8th December 2025
Mentions:
1: Rhys ab Owen (Independent Member - South Wales Central) Of course, we do have the environment Bill. - Link to Speech
2: Carolyn Thomas (Welsh Labour - North Wales) the petitioner's concerns to the Cabinet Secretary, because, at the moment, we're doing the environment Bill - Link to Speech