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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 0405

Green Energy (Definition and Promotion)

[As Introduced]
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<p>This Bill seeks to define and promote &lsquo;green energy. It aims to facilitate the development of green energy by: </p><ul><li>requiring a review and revision of the Government&rsquo;s microgeneration strategy, including feed-in tariffs</li><li>changing permitted development rights in planning law to facilitate the installation of domestic-scale wind turbines or air source heat pumps </li><li>ensuring that any increase in the value of a domestic property caused by the installation of energy efficiency measures or microgeneration systems will not result in higher council tax or, similarly, in higher rates bills for non-domestic properties.</li></ul>

Presented by Mr Peter Ainsworth.
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MP
Mr Peter Ainsworth
ConservativeEast Surrey

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading21 Jan 2009
  • 2nd reading8 May 2009
  • Committee stage24 Jun 2009
  • Report stage3 Jul 2009
  • 3rd reading3 Jul 2009

Lords

  • 1st reading6 Jul 2009
  • 2nd reading13 Oct 2009
  • 3rd reading5 Nov 2009
Royal Assent12 Nov 2009