Information since 17 Apr 2026, 8:47 p.m.
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Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]
1 speech (1 words) 1st reading Wednesday 17th June 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Tuesday 1st September 2026
Written Evidence - Somerset House Studios DEF0019 - The relationship between the Government and the defence industry The relationship between the Government and the defence industry - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: Baroness Young of Hornsey’s Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill |
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Thursday 18th June 2026
Written Evidence - Green Alliance TCN0022 - HM Treasury and the economics of climate and nature HM Treasury and the economics of climate and nature - Environmental Audit Committee Found: During the passage of the Environment Bill, parliamentarians called for these carve-outs to be removed |
| Parliamentary Research |
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Evidence for nature recovery - POST-PN-0767
Apr. 23 2026 Found: Environment Bill 2021-22: Lords amendments and “ping pong” stages. House of Commons Library. 120. |
| Early Day Motions |
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Thursday 18th June Potential merits of a Business, Human Rights and Environment Bill and supply chain accountability 10 signatures (Most recent: 3 Sep 2026)Tabled by: Shockat Adam (Independent - Leicester South) That this House notes the vital work of Friends of the Earth in campaigning against human rights abuses and environmental harms in global supply chains providing everyday goods and services in the UK, including modern slavery, suppression of trade union rights, and deforestation linked to commodities such as timber and … |
| Bills |
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Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] 2026-27
Presented by Baroness Young of Hornsey (Crossbench - Life peer) Private Members' Bill - Lords A Bill to place a duty on commercial organisations and public authorities to prevent human rights and environmental harms, including an obligation to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence, in their own operations, subsidiaries, and value chains in line with international standards; to make provision for civil liability, access to justice for victims, an enforcement body, penalties, and a criminal offence for failures to comply with the duty; and for connected purposes.
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| Department Publications - Transparency |
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Friday 4th September 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: List of statistics with pre-release access Document: (ODS) Found: . • Environment Bill/Act Policy Advisors x 5. • ELM Policy Advisors x 2. • FFCP Policy Engagement and |
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Friday 4th September 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: List of statistics with pre-release access Document: (ODS) Found: . • Environment Bill/Act Policy Advisors x 5. • ELM Policy Advisors x 2. • FFCP Policy Engagement and |
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Friday 4th September 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: List of statistics with pre-release access Document: (ODS) Found: . • Environment Bill/Act Policy Advisors x 5. • ELM Policy Advisors x 2. • FFCP Policy Engagement and |
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Friday 4th September 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: List of statistics with pre-release access Document: (ODS) Found: . • Environment Bill/Act Policy Advisors x 5. • ELM Policy Advisors x 2. • FFCP Policy Engagement and |
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Friday 4th September 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: List of statistics with pre-release access Document: (ODS) Found: . • Environment Bill/Act Policy Advisors x 5. • ELM Policy Advisors x 2. • FFCP Policy Engagement and |
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Friday 4th September 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: List of statistics with pre-release access Document: (ODS) Found: . • Environment Bill/Act Policy Advisors x 5. • ELM Policy Advisors x 2. • FFCP Policy Engagement and |
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Friday 4th September 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: List of statistics with pre-release access Document: (ODS) Found: . • Environment Bill/Act Policy Advisors x 5. • ELM Policy Advisors x 2. • FFCP Policy Engagement and |
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Friday 4th September 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: List of statistics with pre-release access Document: (ODS) Found: . • Environment Bill/Act Policy Advisors x 5. • ELM Policy Advisors x 2. • FFCP Policy Engagement and |
| Department Publications - Guidance |
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Thursday 27th August 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Planning guidance: letters to chief planning officers Document: (PDF) Found: The Environment Bill Defra has introduced an Environment Bill that contains several measures with implications |
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Thursday 27th August 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Planning guidance: letters to chief planning officers Document: (PDF) Found: Statement that biodiversity net gain for development will be mandated through the forthcoming Environment Bill |
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Thursday 27th August 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Planning guidance: letters to chief planning officers Document: (PDF) Found: metric 3 (together with the updated SSM) be put to formal consultation, as required under the Environment Bill |
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Thursday 27th August 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Planning guidance: letters to chief planning officers Document: (PDF) Found: This is the recognised metric for measuring biodiversity, as proposed in the Environment Bill. |
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Thursday 27th August 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Planning guidance: letters to chief planning officers Document: (PDF) Found: Biodiversity Net Gain and the Environment Bill – what does it mean for LPAs? |
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Thursday 27th August 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Planning guidance: letters to chief planning officers Document: (PDF) Found: requirement for the planning system to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG) through proposals in the Environment Bill |
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Tuesday 28th April 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Assess air quality impacts Document: Chemical hazards and poisons report: issue 28 (PDF) Found: ‘Policy paper 19 August 2020: Environment Bill – environmental targets’ 3. |
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Tuesday 30th June 2026
HM Treasury Source Page: Green Book discount rate review 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: For instance, the environment bill and the 2011 white paper all talk of no net loss or net gain for biodiversity |
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Monday 8th June 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Draft National Policy Statement for fusion energy generation (EN-8) Document: (PDF) Found: change risk assessment and adaptation plan (2021).pdf Environment Plan (2018)97, and its Environment Bill |
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Jul. 14 2022
Dounreay Source Page: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: departmental land, estates, development, and operations (aligning with the new duty in the Environment Bill |
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Mar. 19 2021
Radioactive Waste Management Source Page: Regulatory Interface Management (RIM) group Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: DEFRA The Environment Bill is progressing through Parliament and may have implications for the consideration |
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Sep. 18 2020
Health and Safety Executive Source Page: Outdoor use of metaldehyde to be banned to protect wildlife Document: Outdoor use of metaldehyde to be banned to protect wildlife (webpage) News and Communications Found: environment in a better state under the ambitious 25 Year Environment Plan and the forthcoming Environment Bill |
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Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Scottish Rewilding Alliance to the Conveners of the Climate Action Committee and the Rural Affairs Committee Proposals for scrutiny in Session 7 Found: noted that the natural environment was stripped from its remit in 2023, despite the Natural Environment Bill |
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Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Source Page: Rural Proofing and Environmental Sustainability White Paper: regulatory impact assessment Document: Regulatory impact assessment (PDF) Found: enforcement and monitoring: Commencement: To be set through commencement provisions of the Environment Bill |
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Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Source Page: Newsletter of the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor (IEPAW) for Wales: Spring 2026 Document: Newsletter of the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor (IEPAW) for Wales: Spring 2026 (webpage) Found: We received a submission claiming the Wales Environment Bill would not meet its objectives without incorporating |