The House of Commons Scrutiny Unit has announced that due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the work of the Environment Bill Committee has been temporarily suspended.
The House of Commons Scrutiny Unit has announced that due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the work of the Environment Bill Committee has been temporarily suspended.
However, the Public Bill Committee is still able to accept written evidence on the Environment Bill.
The Committee was originally scheduled to meet for the first time on Tuesday 10 March 2020 and to stop receiving written evidence at the end of the Committee stage, whichwas expected to be not later than 5.00pm on Tuesday 5 May 2020.
However, a further announcement will now be made once a new timetable has been set.
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