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Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Lords, Session 2019-21

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (c. 12)
29 April 2021

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

HL Bill 188 Commons amendments
23 March 2021
Lords
Bill 257 2019-21 (as amended in Committee)
9 February 2021
Commons
Bill 257 2019-21 Large print (as amended in Committee)
9 February 2021
Commons
Bill 249 2019-21 (as brought from the Lords)
29 January 2021
Commons
Bill 249 2019-21 (as brought from the Lords) - large print
29 January 2021
Commons
21 January 2021
Lords
12 February 2020
Lords
9 January 2020
Lords

Tracked changes versions of the Bill, showing amendments made in Committee of the whole House and in Public Bill Committees in the House of Commons. Please note that these are unofficial versions and may not be completely accurate.

Tracked changes version of the Bill as amended in Public Bill Committee as brought from the Lords. Please note that this is an unofficial version for illustrative purposes only and may not be completely accurate.
9 February 2021
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

HL Bill 188 Explanatory Notes on Commons amendments
23 March 2021
Lords
Bill 249 2019-21 EN
29 January 2021
Commons
Bill 249 2019-21 EN - large print
29 January 2021
Commons
9 January 2020
Lords

Tracked changes versions of the Bill, showing amendments made in Committee, Grand Committee or in Special Public Bill Committee in the House of Lords. Please note that these are unofficial versions and may not be completely accurate.

Version of the Bill showing changes made in Committee
12 February 2020
Lords

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments
22 March 2021
Commons
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments - 9 February 2021
8 February 2021
Commons

The Government provide a delegated powers memorandum for all public (including hybrid) bills to justify the delegation of powers, usually to Ministers, in the bill. For reports of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, see “Select Committee Reports”.

Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]: Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
19 January 2021
Lords
Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]: Delegated Powers Memorandum
10 January 2020
Lords

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 22 March 2021
22 March 2021
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 22 March 2021 - large print
22 March 2021
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 18 March 2021
19 March 2021
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 17 March 2021
18 March 2021
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 2 March 2021
3 March 2021
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 February 2021
26 February 2021
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 February 2021
23 February 2021
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 February 2021
9 February 2021
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 5 February 2021
8 February 2021
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 February 2021
5 February 2021
Commons
HL Bill 98-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Report
18 January 2021
Lords
HL Bill 98-I(a) Amendments for Report, supplementary to the marshalled list
14 January 2021
Lords
HL Bill 98-I Marshalled list for Report
4 January 2021
Lords
HL Bill 98(e) Amendments for Report
22 December 2020
Lords
HL Bill 98(d) Amendment for Report
21 December 2020
Lords
HL Bill 98(d) Amendment for Report
21 December 2020
Lords
HL Bill 98(c) Amendment for Report
4 May 2020
Lords
HL Bill 98(b) Amendment for Report
18 March 2020
Lords
HL Bill 98(a) Amendments for Report
10 March 2020
Lords
HL Bill 10-II Second marshalled list for Committee
10 February 2020
Lords
HL Bill 10-I Marshalled list for Committee
6 February 2020
Lords
HL Bill 10(b) Amendments for Committee
5 February 2020
Lords
HL Bill 10(a) Amendments for Committee
3 February 2020
Lords

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Report Stage Proceedings as at 22 March 2021
23 March 2021
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 9 February 2021
9 February 2021
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL] 2019-21
17 March 2021
Commons
Briefing paper on Second Reading
29 January 2021
Commons

Archive of press notices related to the Bill.

Have your say on the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill
3 February 2021
Commons

House of Lords Library Notes aim to be politically impartial and are compiled for Members of Parliament and their staff.

Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
20 January 2020
Lords

Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.

Commons Committee stage

Written evidence: British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) (ATMB01)
10 February 2021
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment: Enforcing the Development of Airspace Change Proposals
9 January 2020
Impact Assessment: Introduction of Police Powers
9 January 2020
Impact Assessment: Updating the Licence Modification Process
9 January 2020

Occasionally questions put to government Ministers during debates on Bills in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords may be answered by the Minister saying 'I will write to the Hon Member'. Such “will write” replies are not published in Hansard but are placed in the Library of the House concerned and published on the Parliamentary website.

Letter from Baroness Vere of Norbiton to Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton regarding points raised during the debate.
21 January 2022
Letter from Baroness Vere to Baroness Randerson and Lord Naseby regarding update on the progress of the airspace modernisation programme and public consultations.
21 January 2022
Letter from Baroness Vere to Lord Tunnicliffe regarding points raised in the debate: formula for calculating turnover.
21 January 2022
Letter from Baroness Vere to Lord Tunnicliffe regarding the reasons why an amendment, which would provide the constable with the power to destroy an unmanned aircraft, is not needed
11 January 2021
Letter from Baroness Vere of Norbiton to Lord Tunnicliffe and others regarding the amendment to schedule 8 - providing a constable with the power to destroy an unmanned aircraft as an alternative to requiring a person to ground it
18 December 2020
Letter from Baroness Vere to Lord Tunnicliffe and others regarding the Government's airspace modernisation programme, funding for Airspace Change Proposals (ACPs) if the Secretary of State decides to direct another party
18 December 2020
Letter from Baroness Vere of Norbiton to Peers regarding the power of the police to destroy unmanned aircraft
9 March 2020
Letter from Baroness Vere to Peers regarding issues raised during the Second Reading: Airspace Change Proposals, appeals, CAA resourcing, fixed penalty notices, age restrictions, alcohol testing, police resourcing
4 February 2020
Letter from Baroness Vere to Peers regarding Government amendments
4 February 2020
Letter from Baroness Vere to Lord Craig and others regarding issues raised during the Second Reading
4 February 2020

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

10 February 2021
Commons

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons Report stage

22 March 2021
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

22 March 2021
Commons

Lords 1st reading

1st reading (Hansard)
9 January 2020
Lords
1st reading (Minutes of Proceedings)
9 January 2020
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

2nd reading (Hansard)
27 January 2020
Lords
2nd reading (Minutes of Proceedings)
27 January 2020
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard)
12 February 2020
Lords
Committee: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
12 February 2020
Lords
Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard)
10 February 2020
Lords
Committee: 1st sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
10 February 2020
Lords

Lords Report stage

Report stage (Hansard)
21 January 2021
Lords
Report stage (Minutes of Proceedings)
21 January 2021
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

3rd reading (Hansard)
28 January 2021
Lords
3rd reading (Minutes of Proceedings)
28 January 2021
Lords

Commons 2nd reading

2 February 2021
Commons

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

20 April 2021
Lords

Royal Assent

29 April 2021

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

Minutes of Proceedings
20 April 2021
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
29 April 2021