Airports (Prohibition of Night Flights) Bill 2023-24
require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the merits of prohibiting scheduled flights from landing or taking off between the hours of 11 pm and 6 am.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Airports (Prohibition of Night Flights) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Sarah Olney.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 15 January 2024 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Sarah Olney), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 21st June 2024 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 6
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Monday 15th January 2024 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament