Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 4146
A Bill to require manufacturers to fit microplastic-catching filters to new domestic and commercial washing machines; to make provision about the promotion of the use of microplastic-catching filters in washing machines and raising awareness about the consequences of microplastics from washing machines for pollution in rivers and seas; and for connected purposes.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours · Next parliamentary sitting listed for 11 Sept 2026.
Sponsor: Lord Randall of Uxbridge, Conservative
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In plain English
Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill [HL] A bill to Require manufacturers to fit microplastic-catching filters to new domestic and commercial washing machines; to make provision about the promotion of the use of microplastic-catching filters in washing machines and raising awareness about the consequences of microplastics from washing machines for pollution in rivers and seas; and for connected purposes.
The papers we read for this bill do not say who would be affected if it became law.
Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill [HL] A bill to Require manufacturers to fit microplastic-catching filters to new domestic and commercial washing machines; to make provision about the promotion of the use of microplastic-catching filters in washing machines and raising awareness about the consequences of microplastics from washing machines for pollution in rivers and seas; and for connected purposes.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill [HL] A bill to Require manufacturers to fit microplastic-catching filters to new domestic and commercial washing machines; to make provision about the promotion of the use of microplastic-catching filters in washing machines and raising awareness about the consequences of microplastics from washing machines for pollution in rivers and seas; and for connected purposes.. The people who would notice most are: we are still checking who that would be. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill [HL] A bill to Require manufacturers to fit microplastic-catching filters to new domestic and commercial washing machines; to make provision about the promotion of the use of microplastic-catching filters in washing machines and raising awareness about the consequences of microplastics from washing machines for pollution in rivers and seas; and for connected purposes..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill [HL] A bill to Require manufacturers to fit microplastic-catching filters to new domestic and commercial washing machines; to make provision about the promotion of the use of microplastic-catching filters in washing machines and raising awareness about the consequences of microplastics from washing machines for pollution in rivers and seas; and for connected purposes.
It is currently at 2nd reading in the Lords, sponsored by Lord Randall of Uxbridge, Conservative.
Passage signals — procedural trajectory, not a merit judgement
Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill [HL] is a private member's bill (starting in the lords), currently at 2nd reading in the Lords. Its progress so far does not clearly point either way. The signals below show what is helping it and what is holding it back.
Lords private members' bills must find a Commons sponsor and Friday time after passing the Lords, so very few become law.
Second reading — the first vote on the principle of the bill, and its first real test — has not happened yet, but parliamentary time has been allocated for it.
This outlook reads the bill's procedural trajectory only — its type, the stage it has reached, and its momentum — against how similar bills have historically progressed through Parliament. It is not a score, not a judgement on the bill's merits, and not a recommendation to support or oppose it. It sits alongside, and separate from, the Green Book five-case appraisal.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2025-09-09
Climate Change Act 2008
Nearby policy wording to this bill. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — context only, not a verdict on whether the new bill is needed.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2024-09-26
Environment Act 2021
Nearby policy wording to this bill. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — context only, not a verdict on whether the new bill is needed.
Nearby instruments in a similar policy space — lighter context while you read this UK proposal. Not a ranking, and not a recommendation.
Enacted 2026-07-20 (No. 27 of 2026)
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2024, the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 and the Planning and Development Act 2000, and, in that connection, to amend certain other enactments; to amend the Housing Finance Agency Act 1981 for the purpose of increasing the borrowing limit of the Housing Finance Agency; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Matched via Oireachtas search for “environment climate” (Environment / climate).
Open sourceEU instrument (CELEX 32024R1991)
EU nature-restoration obligations for Member States.
Selected as the closest EU peer for the “Environment / climate” policy category. EU law uses directives/regulations, not Commons/Lords stages.
Open source