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Taking a Government Bill Through Parliament

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• PRIMARY LEGISLATIONPublic – Government BillsPublic – Private Members’ Bills

Ballot Bills10 Minute Rule Bills

Presentation Bills• SECONDARY LEGISLATION

Statutory Instruments (SIs)

AffirmativeNegative


Bill Team Manager

Bill Team Leader (SCS)

Policy leadPolicy lead

OGD’sPolicy lead

Lawyer(s)

Administration

Parliamentary CounselParliamentary Counsel

Formation of a Bill Team


Role of the Bill Team:Pre-Introduction

FORMULATION.FORMULATION.

CONSULTATION:CONSULTATION:

Green PaperGreen Paper

White PaperWhite Paper

Pre-legislative scrutinyPre-legislative scrutinyDraft Bill….Draft Bill….

DiscussionsRoad ShowsCorrespondence

Written and Oral evidenceGovernment response


Clause Stand Part briefing..

PreparationRole of the Bill Team:

Pre-Introduction preparation

Press Briefing material.

Queen’s Consent: : “Affect the hereditary revenues personal property or interests of the Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster or Duchy of Cornwall”

Money Resolution: : expenditure for new purposesWays and Means Resolution:: imposing a new charge


1. The draft Bill

2. Explanatory Notes

3. Impact Assessment

4. ECHR statement

5. Impact on Devolved Administrations

6. Handling strategy

7. Memorandum & briefing

Prior to Introduction:L Committee documents.


Prior to Introduction

L CommitteeL Committee

• agree Bill is completeagree Bill is complete

• agree Bill is ready for Introductionagree Bill is ready for Introduction

• agree date for Introductionagree date for Introduction

• agree House of Introductionagree House of Introduction


L MEMBERSHIPLeader of the Commons (Chair)

Secretary of State for Justice & Lord Chancellor

Secretary of State for Scotland

Secretary of State for Wales

Commons Chief Whip

Minister for the Cabinet Office& Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Leader of the House of Lords

Chief Secretary

Lords Chief Whip

Attorney General

Advocate General for Scotland

Minister of State, DBERR

Deputy Leader of the Commons

Deputy Chief Whip

S/S Northern Ireland and Wales

S/S Scotland

Home Secretary

Minister for the Cabinet Office

Minister without Portfolio

Deputy Chief Whip


THE PASSAGE OF A BILL THROUGH PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS

First Reading

Second Reading(may last less than or more than a full day)

Programme Motion

Committee Stage(usually a Public Bill Committee which now have similar powers to

those of Select Committees)Report Stage

Third Reading

www.publicsectordelivery.comThe House of Commons


House of Commons - Second Reading

passing them to the Minister who will close the debate.

The Minister will open the debate with a prepared speech.

Civil Servants will be in the Officials Gallery throughout the debate:

listening to contributions from members, preparing responses, clearing them with the lawyer,

Points raised during the debate will highlight areas of concern likely to surface at Committee.


House of Commons – Committee Stage

Oral Evidence:“Committees should hold at least one evidence

session with Ministers and officials.”

Written Evidence:“Committees will decide whether it formally accepts any written material submitted as “evidence”, and how it will be reported to the House.


Members Entrance

Officials Chairman Clerk Hansard

Public Entrance

X X X

X

x

xx

Government Opposition


Committee Stage

Government amendment.

Resist. Accept in Principle.

Consider.

Accept.

DECISIONS ON AMENDMENTS


Report Stage

Speaker’s criteria in selecting amendments;

• all Government amendments;• all involving some undertaking by the Government;• new “compromises” or “halfway” proposals;• important issues “carefully debated” in Committee worthy of a “last look”;• new matters brought in by members of the

Committee;• new developments since Committee.


THE PASSAGE OF A BILL THROUGH PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDSFirst Reading

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeConstitution Committee

Second ReadingCommittee Stage

(on the Floor of the House or Grand Committee)Report StageThird Reading

Commons consideration of Lords’ AmendmentsRoyal Assent

(ACT OF PARLIAMENT)


The House of Lords


The role of the Bill Team

Record Keeping:

detailed note of important decisions made: eg policy decisions, acceptance of changes etc

Commencement: ensure that provisions of the Bill are actually

brought into effect!


An Act of Parliament


First Act of Parliament kept at Westminster - 1497

• It concerns the taking of apprentices to make worsted (woollen yarn) in Norfolk.

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Documents

bill team slide

house of introduction

reading slide

public bill committee

negative slide

parliament house of

new charge slide

scotland secretary of