Great British Energy Act 2025: stages, votes and documents
The Great British Energy Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 15 May 2025, 294 days after its first reading in the House of Commons on 25 July 2024. MPs divided on it 7 times between 5 September 2024 and 25 March 2025; the narrowest margin was 116 (Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2).
Stages taken place
17
Commons divisions
7
Documents listed
16
Royal Assent
15 May 2025
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
A Bill to make provision about Great British Energy.
Sponsors
- Ed Miliband (Labour, Commons), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour, Lords), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Commons | 25 July 2024 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 5 September 2024 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 5 September 2024 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 5 September 2024 |
| Committee stage | Commons | 8 October 2024, 10 October 2024, 15 October 2024 |
| Report stage | Commons | 29 October 2024 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 29 October 2024 |
| 1st reading | Lords | 30 October 2024 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 18 November 2024 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 3 December 2024, 17 December 2024, 13 January 2025, 15 January 2025, 22 January 2025 |
| Report stage | Lords | 11 February 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 25 February 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 25 March 2025 |
| Consideration of Lords amendments | Commons | 25 March 2025 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 30 April 2025 |
| Consideration of Lords message | Commons | 14 May 2025 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 15 May 2025 |
Commons divisions on this bill
| Date | Division | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2024 | Great British Energy Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading | 94 | 348 |
| 5 September 2024 | Great British Energy Bill: Second Reading | 348 | 95 |
| 29 October 2024 | Great British Energy Bill Report Stage: Amendment 4 | 96 | 353 |
| 29 October 2024 | Great British Energy Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 | 124 | 361 |
| 29 October 2024 | Great British Energy Bill Report Stage: Amendment 8 | 115 | 361 |
| 29 October 2024 | Great British Energy Bill: Third Reading | 361 | 111 |
| 25 March 2025 | Great British Energy Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 | 314 | 198 |
Documents
Act of Parliament
- Great British Energy Act 2025 (c. 16) 15 May 2025
Bill
- Bill 005 2024-25 (as introduced) 25 July 2024
- 5901043.pdf · 5901043.html · 5901043.xml 30 October 2024
- 5901071.pdf · 5901071.html · 5901071.xml 12 February 2025
- Bill 189 2024-25 (Lords Amendments) 26 February 2025
- 5901088.pdf 26 March 2025
- Bill 230 2024-25 (Lords Amendments) 1 May 2025
Explanatory Notes
- Bill 005 EN 2024-25 25 July 2024
- HL Bill 43 Explanatory Notes · 5901043en.pdf 30 October 2024
- Bill 189 EN 2024-25 26 February 2025
Impact Assessments
- Impact Assessment from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 25 July 2024
- GBE - Royal Assent Impact Assessment.pdf 30 May 2025
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- Memorandum from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero 25 July 2024
- GBE Bill DPM.pdf 30 October 2024
Briefing papers
- Great British Energy Bill 2024-25 25 October 2024
- Great British Energy Bill: HL Bill 43 8 November 2024
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 28 October 2026 | 2ea35a520686afee… |
| Bills API: stages | 28 October 2026 | 27f267704c11c329… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | ddc75adc05df3f50… |