Information since 13 Feb 2026, 3:13 p.m.
| Parliamentary Debates |
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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 |
| Select Committee Documents |
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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 8 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jun 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 - Policy paper |
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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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Tuesday 24th March 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Report on the Joint Fisheries Statement Document: (PDF) Found: DAERA has developed an aquaculture policy as part of the Northern Ireland’s Fisheries and Water Environment Bill |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Report on the Joint Fisheries Statement Document: (PDF) Found: DAERA has developed an aquaculture policy as part of the Northern Ireland’s Fisheries and Water Environment Bill |
| Department Publications - Transparency |
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Monday 29th June 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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Monday 29th June 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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Monday 29th June 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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Monday 29th June 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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Monday 29th June 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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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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Thursday 4th June 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 4th June 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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Thursday 4th June 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 4th June 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 4th June 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 4th June 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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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. |
| Department Publications - Consultations |
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Monday 23rd March 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: New Towns Draft Programme Document: (PDF) Found: /downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf [Accessed 03/11/25]. 279 Defra, 2019, Annexes to the Environment Bill |
| Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency |
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Apr. 02 2026
Environment Agency Source Page: Steeping River: Fens 2100+ baseline evidence report and appendices Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Technical Requirements or Environmental Impact Assessment. 2.1 Environment Act (2021) The Environment Bill |
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Apr. 02 2026
Environment Agency Source Page: Witham East and West Fens - Fens 2100+ baseline evidence report and appendices Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Technical Requirements or Environmental Impact Assessment. 2.1 Environment Act (2021) The Environment Bill |
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Apr. 02 2026
Environment Agency Source Page: Witham South Forty Foot Drain - Fens 2100+ baseline evidence report and appendices Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Technical Requirements or Environmental Impact Assessment. 2.1 Environment Act (2021) The Environment Bill |
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Apr. 02 2026
Environment Agency Source Page: Lower Welland - Fens 2100+ baseline evidence report and appendices Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Technical Requirements or Environmental Impact Assessment. 2.1 Environment Act (2021) The Environment Bill |
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Apr. 02 2026
Environment Agency Source Page: Lower Nene - Fens 2100+ baseline evidence report and appendices Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Technical Requirements or Environmental Impact Assessment. 2.1 Environment Act (2021) The Environment Bill |
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Apr. 02 2026
Environment Agency Source Page: Great Ouse - Fens 2100+ baseline evidence report and appendices Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Technical Requirements or Environmental Impact Assessment. 2.1 Environment Act (2021) 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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Mar. 24 2026
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) Source Page: Report on the Joint Fisheries Statement Document: (PDF) Policy paper Found: DAERA has developed an aquaculture policy as part of the Northern Ireland’s Fisheries and Water Environment Bill |
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Mar. 24 2026
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) Source Page: Report on the Joint Fisheries Statement Document: (PDF) Policy paper Found: DAERA has developed an aquaculture policy as part of the Northern Ireland’s Fisheries and Water Environment Bill |
| Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation |
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Feb. 24 2026
Homes England Source Page: SAHP 2026 to 2036: Strategic Partnership guidance Document: Building for a Healthy Life (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: fauna, they are also a key play in achieving the net gain in biodiversity sought by the 2020 Environment Bill |
| Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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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 |
| Scottish Cross Party Group Publications |
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Minute of the Meeting of 4 February 2026
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare Published: 4th Feb 2026 Found: Maggie Chapman – Nature Environment Bill passed. |
| Welsh Committee Publications |
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PDF - Legacy report Inquiry: Sixth Senedd Legacy Report Found: In the case of the SLCM for the Environment Bill, just one week was provided, meaning scrutiny was impossible |
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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 |