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SP Bill 43

Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill

Type
Member's
Sponsor
Pringle, Mike
Stage records
2
Inferred status
Stopped/fell
Matched timetable motions
4

Stage timeline

  1. Stage 1
    Unknown
  2. Introduced
    17 Jun 2005 · Watch on SPTV ↗

Bureau motions that timetabled this bill

Business Motion 27 Sep 2006
S2M-04868 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that the timetable for completion of consideration of the Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be extended to 3 November 2006.\r
Business Motion 15 Dec 2005
S2M-03726 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that the timetable for consideration of the Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be extended to 27 October 2006.\r
Business Motion 06 Sep 2005
S2M-03195 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees—\r\r(a) that consideration of the Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be completed by 27 January 2006; and\r\r(b) that consideration of the Housing (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2 be completed by 4 November 2005.\r
Designation of Lead Committee 22 Jun 2005
S2M-03003 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that the Environment and Rural Development Committee be designated as lead committee in consideration of the Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.\r