Estimates Day Debate: Spending of the Department for Transport
On 25 June 2025 there will be an Estimates day debate on the spending of the Department for Transport

This Library Paper has been prepared for the Commons stages of the Business and Planning Bill 2019-21 on 29 June 2020.
Commons Library analysis of the Business and Planning Bill 2019-21 (1 MB , PDF)
The Business and Planning Bill 2019-21 was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 June 2020.
The purpose of the Bill is to help businesses recover from the disruption caused by Covid-19 and to support them in implementing safer ways of working, in particular the need for social distancing. The Bill would:
The Bill is due to have its Commons stages on 29 June 2020.
The Bill, Explanatory Notes, Government Analysis, and other documents are available from the Parliament website.
Commons Library analysis of the Business and Planning Bill 2019-21 (1 MB , PDF)
On 25 June 2025 there will be an Estimates day debate on the spending of the Department for Transport
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