Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill
The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill is currently at 2nd reading in the UK Parliament.
- 2nd reading
- Siân Berry
- 1 July 2025
- 30 April 2026
What the bill does
A Bill to establish the right to breathe clean air; to require the Secretary of State to achieve and maintain clean air in England; to make provision about environmental targets and minimum standards in relation to clean air; to make provision about the powers, duties and functions of public bodies in England in relation to air pollution; to give the Office for Environmental Protection additional powers and duties related to clean air; to require the Secretary of State to comply with the United Nations Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution; to require the Secretary of State and public authorities to apply specified environmental principles in carrying out their duties under this Act; and for connected purposes.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading1 JUL 2025 · COMMONS
- 2nd reading (current stage)
- Committee stage
- Report stage
- 3rd reading
- Royal Assent
What 2nd reading means, and what happens next
Second reading is the first full debate on the principle of the bill. The House votes on whether it should proceed at all.
If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.
Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at second reading of a bill
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Questions about the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill
- What stage is the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill at?
- The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill is currently at 2nd reading in the UK Parliament.
- Has the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill become law?
- Not yet. A bill becomes law only when it has passed both Houses and received Royal Assent. The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill is currently at 2nd reading.
- What happens next to the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill?
- If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.
- Who sponsored the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill?
- The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill was sponsored by Siân Berry.
- When was the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 1 July 2025, at first reading.
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