Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill 2024-26


provide for a category of protection for chalk streams for the purpose of providing additional protections from pollution, abstraction and other forms of environmental damage; and for connected purposes.

Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)

What is this Bill?

The Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Sarah Green.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

Yes. This Bill was introduced on 21 October 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 Green), 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

Sponsor: Sarah Green (LD)

Official Bill Page

Next Event: Friday 17th January 2025 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 8
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)

Last Event: Monday 21st October 2024 - 1st reading (Commons)

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons - 20%

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

17th January 2025
2nd reading (Commons)
21st October 2024
1st reading (Commons)