“Great direction on energy and market freedom. Lifting rigid state bans allows businesses to innovate naturally without top-down micro-management.”
Energy And Land Use Deregulation of 2023
Proposed by Technocratic Union
Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
27 Jul 2023
Voting closes
25 Sep 2023
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
4 changes
Rationale
These changes promote energy security and economic flexibility while maintaining gradual environmental progress.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fossil Fuel Extraction |
Managed wind-down
|
Licensed extraction with limits
|
|
| 2 | Land Conservation & Rewilding |
Balanced land use
|
Prioritise development over protection
|
|
| 3 | Vehicle Emissions Standards |
Ban all new combustion engine vehicle sales
|
Emissions limits with gradual phase-in for new vehicles
|
|
| 4 | Renewable Energy Mandates |
Renewables priority
|
No energy regulation (any fuel source permitted; no environmental standards)
|
1
Fossil Fuel ExtractionPrevious law
Managed wind-down
Licensed extraction with limits
2
Land Conservation & RewildingPrevious law
Balanced land use
Prioritise development over protection
3
Vehicle Emissions StandardsPrevious law
Ban all new combustion engine vehicle sales
Emissions limits with gradual phase-in for new vehicles
4
Renewable Energy MandatesPrevious law
Renewables priority
No energy regulation (any fuel source permitted; no environmental standards)
Timeline
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Draft27 July 2023
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Vote Open27 July 2023
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Vote Closed25 September 2023
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Became Law25 September 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
House Of Commons
Passed
161Yes
65No
14Not voted
240 seats
For: 161 / 240 seats (67.1%)
Against: 65 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 14
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 71.2%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Alliance | 25 | Yes | Great direction on energy and market freedom. Lifting rigid state bans allows businesses to innovate naturally without top-down micro-management. |
| Iron Pillars | 23 | Yes | This will greatly help the economy. |
| Labour | 65 | No | We will be voting no due to not having energy regulations |
| National Conservative | 26 | Yes | We need this bill and as part of the cabinet I won't vote no when the rest doesn't |
| Technocratic Union Proposer | 87 | Yes | No reason given |
House Of Representatives
Passed
36Yes
5No
7Not voted
48 seats
For: 36 / 48 seats (75.0%)
Against: 5 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 7
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 87.8%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | Yes | Great direction on energy and market freedom. Lifting rigid state bans allows businesses to innovate naturally without top-down micro-management. |
| Iron Pillars | 10 | Yes | This will greatly help the economy. |
| Labour | 5 | No | We will be voting no due to not having energy regulations |
| National Conservative | 9 | Yes | We need this bill and as part of the cabinet I won't vote no when the rest doesn't |
| Technocratic Union Proposer | 17 | Yes | No reason given |
| Empty seats | 16 | Not voted |
Prime Minister
Passed
1Yes
0No
0Not voted
1 seat
For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pillars | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
Freedom Alliance
Voted July 28, 2023
Yes
National Conservative
Voted July 27, 2023
Yes
“We need this bill and as part of the cabinet I won't vote no when the rest doesn't”
Labour
Voted July 27, 2023
No
“We will be voting no due to not having energy regulations”
Iron Pillars
Voted July 27, 2023
Yes
“This will greatly help the economy.”