Legislative Consent: Environment Bill 2020
Legislative Consent: Environment Bill 2020
The Environment
Bill (the Bill) was introduced in the House of Commons on 30 January
2020.
The long title to the
Bill notes that it is a Bill “to make provision about targets, plans and
policies for improving the natural environment; for statements and reports
about environmental protection; for the Office for Environmental Protection;
about waste and resource efficiency; about air quality; for the recall of
products that fail to meet environmental standards; about water; about nature
and biodiversity; for conservation covenants; about the regulation of
chemicals; and for connected purposes.”
The Bill is subject
to the legislative consent process under Standing Order 29. This is when the
consent of the Senedd
is sought by the UK
Government to legislate on an issue which falls within the competence of the
Senedd.
The
Legislative Consent Motion for the Environment Bill was agreed
in Plenary on 28 September 2021
Sixth Senedd
Scrutiny
Supplementary
Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum Number 3) – October 2021
On 28 October 2021
the Welsh Government laid a Supplementary LCM
(Memorandum No. 3). (PDF 149KB)
The Supplementary
Legislative Consent Motion for the Environment Bill was agreed
in Plenary on 2 November 2021
Supplementary
Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum Number 2) – September 2021
On 3 September
2021, the Welsh Government laid a Supplementary LCM
(PDF 139KB).
The Business
Committee agreed
(PDF 38.3KB), in accordance with Standing Order 29.4(i), to invite the Climate Change, Environment and
Infrastructure Committee and the
Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to consider and report on
the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (No. 2) on the Environment
Bill, to the Senedd, by 23 September 2021.
The Legislation,
Justice and Constitution Committee published its report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative
Consent Memoranda on the Environment Bill (PDF 236KB) on 23 September 2021. The Welsh Government responded (274 KB) to the report on 28 September 2021.
Legislative
Consent Memorandum – June 2021
The Welsh
Government laid a Legislative
Consent Memorandum (LCM) (PDF 331KB) on the Bill before the Senedd on
18 June 2021.
The Business
Committee referred the LCM to the Climate Change, Environment, and
Infrastructure Committee and the Legislation,
Justice and Constitution Committee, with a reporting deadline
of 13 September 2021.
The Business
Committee agreed
(PDF 38.6KB) a new reporting deadline for the Climate Change, Environment, and
Infrastructure Committee and Legislation,
Justice and Constitution Committee of 23 September 2021.
The Chair, Climate
Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee wrote
to the Business Committee (PDF 145KB) regarding the scrutiny timetable for
the LCM on the Environment Bill on 2 July 2021.
The Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee responded
(PDF 163KB) on 7 July 2021.
On 19 July 2021,
the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd wrote
(PDF 226KB) to the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee regarding the
timetable for scrutiny of the LCM on the Environment Bill.
On 20 July 2021, the Chair, Climate Change Environment and
Infrastructure Committee wrote (PDF 84KB) to the Minister for Climate
Change with follow-up questions in relation to the Legislative Consent
Memorandum for the Environment Bill, following the Ministerial evidence session
at the Committee's meeting of 15 July 2021. The Minister responded (PDF 994KB) on 6 August 2021.
The Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee laid its report
on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill (PDF 314KB) on 21 September 2021. The Welsh
Government responded (PDF 306KB) to the report on 28 September
2021.
The Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee published its report
on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Environment Bill (PDF 236KB) on 23 September 2021. The Welsh
Government responded (274 KB) to the report on 28 September
2021.
Fifth Senedd
Scrutiny
Supplementary
Legislative Consent Memorandum – December 2020
On 4 December 2020, the Welsh Government laid a
Supplementary
LCM (PDF 90KB).
The Business
Committee referred the LCM to the Climate Change,
Environment and Rural Affairs Committee,
and Legislation,
Justice and Constitution Committee, with a reporting deadline
of Thursday 18 March 2021 (revised on 23 February 2021).
The Climate Change,
Environment and Rural Affairs Committee laid its report (PDF
769KB) on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on 1 February 2021.
The Legislation,
Justice and Constitution Committee laid its report on the
Supplementary LCM on 19 February 2021.
Legislative
Consent Memorandum – February 2020
The Welsh
Government laid a Legislative
Consent Memorandum (LCM) (PDF 201KB) on the Bill before the Senedd
on Wednesday 26 February 2020.
The Business
Committee referred the LCM to the Climate Change,
Environment and Rural Affairs Committee,
and Legislation,
Justice and Constitution Committee, with a reporting deadline
of 17 July 2020 (revised on 29 June 2020).
The Climate Change,
Environment and Rural Affairs Committee laid its report (PDF
243KB) on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on 2 July 2020.
The Legislation,
Justice and Constitution Committee laid its report on
the Legislative Consent Memorandum on 17 July 2020.
Further information
on the Senedd’s consideration of the LCM, including relevant correspondence,
can be found under ‘Related Meetings’.
Business type: Legislative Consent
First published: 26/02/2020
Documents
- Welsh Government response to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Environment Bill - 28 September 2021 PDF 274 KB
- Welsh Government response to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill - 28 September 2021 PDF 306 KB
- Welsh Government respnse to the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill - 15 March 2021 PDF 248 KB
- Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee Report: The Welsh Government’s Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Environment Bill - February 2021
- Timetable for consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No.2) on the Environment Bill - February 2021 PDF 47 KB
- Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee Report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill - 01 February 2021
- Correspondence from the Chair to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs – 1 February 2021 PDF 172 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair of Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 9 March 2021 PDF 885 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 26 January 2021 PDF 365 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Environmnet, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - 13 January 2021 PDF 443 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Business Committee - 25 January 2021 PDF 169 KB
- Letter to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - 23 December 2020 PDF 221 KB
- Letter from the Chair, Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - 17 December 2020 PDF 219 KB
- Timetable for consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - December 2020 PDF 47 KB
- Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No.2) Environment Bill - 4 December 2020
- Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 28 August 2020 PDF 357 KB
- Welsh Government response to the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee Report - 22 July 2020 PDF 370 KB
- Revised timetable for consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - July 2020
- Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee Legislative Consent Memorandum Report: The Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - July 2020
- Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Environment Bill - 02 July 2020
- Correspondence from the Chair, Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - 2 July 2020 PDF 161 KB
- Legislative Consent Memorandum - Environment Bill - 26 February 2020
- Timetable for consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill 2020
- Revised timetable for consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill 2020 (Revised on 29 June 2020)
- Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Llywydd - 25 June 2020 PDF 189 KB
- Revised Timetable for consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill 2020 (Revised on 18 May 2020)
- Revised Timetable for consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill 2020 (Revised on 17 April 2020)
- Letter from the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee and Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Llywydd - 14 May 2020 PDF 230 KB View as HTML (28) 19 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Environmnet, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - 14 May 2020 PDF 787 KB
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- Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 14 May 2020 PDF 582 KB
- Letter from the Chair of Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs and the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government - 17 April 2020 PDF 283 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs and the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government - 9 April 2020 PDF 304 KB
- Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - 7 February 2019 PDF 269 KB
- EB 01 Wales Environment Link PDF 1 MB
- EB 01a Wales Environment Link PDF 956 KB
- EB 02 Wales Environment Link PDF 712 KB
- EB 03 The Consumer Council for Water PDF 310 KB
- EB 04 National Trust PDF 238 KB
- EB 05 Welsh Environmental Services Association PDF 107 KB
- EB06 Ofwat PDF 142 KB
- EB07 Hafren Dyfrdwy PDF 86 KB
- EB07a Hafren Dyfrdwy PDF 109 KB
- EB08 Natural Resources Wales PDF 148 KB
- EB08a Natural Resources Wales PDF 74 KB
- EB09 Marine Conservation Society PDF 225 KB
- EB10 British Lung Foundation PDF 187 KB
- EB11 Wyeside Consulting Ltd PDF 153 KB
- Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd regarding the timetable for scrutiny for the LCM on the Environmentt Bill - 19 July 2021 PDF 269 KB