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A Bill to require the Secretary of State to achieve climate and nature targets for the United Kingdom; to give the Secretary of State a duty to implement a strategy to achieve those targets; to establish a Climate and Nature Assembly to advise the Secretary of State in creating that strategy; to give duties to the Committee on Climate Change and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee ...
Several bills have been introduced to the Parliament of the United Kingdom which would declare a climate emergency, but none have passed. [1] [2] [3] The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill was tabled as an early day motion on 2 September 2020 and received its first reading the same day. [4] [5]
The bill had two extra rounds of Parliamentary ping-pong on 22 April 2024 and the Lords did not insist on their amendments in the early hours of 23 April 2024. [6] The bill therefore passed both Houses of Parliament and received royal assent on 25 April 2024. [7] The act will come into force with the United Kingdom-Rwanda Asylum Partnership ...
An Act to extend the period during which departmental functions may be exercised in the absence of Ministers to cover the whole of the current period in which there is no Executive; to give the Secretary of State power, during that period, to commission advice and information for the purpose of developing options for raising more public revenue ...
5 January – The UK government confirms it will not go ahead with a plan to privatise Channel 4. [2] 9 January – A new scheme to support businesses with the cost of energy bills is outlined in the House of Commons to replace existing support due to end in March. The scheme will replace capped energy bills with a wholesale discount on gas and ...
In a press release, the government stated that "The new powers will help ensure that the UK remains the hardest operating environment for malign activity undertaken by foreign actors", quoting MI5 Director General, Ken McCallum as saying "The National Security Act is a game changing update to our powers. We now have a modern set of laws to ...
The state of emergency goes into effect in all 21 counties at 5 p.m. today. ... like the state Board of Public Utilities, ... Drivers can check road conditions and travel updates across the state ...
The bill will also provide new rights for victims. [23] The Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill will ensure the UK's intelligence services have the power to tackle evolving threats and advances in technology. [26] The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill will be extended to include Martyn's Law, requiring venues to draw up anti-terrorism ...