Weekly Information Bulletin: 14th June 2008
Draft Bills under consideration
or published during 2007- 08 Session
As part of the reforms to the legislative process initiated by the Modernisation Committee, the government now publishes a number of bills each session in draft form, before they are introduced into parliament as formal bills. This enables consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny before a bill is issued formally.
Increasingly, it had become the practice in recent sessions for the House to refer these to a joint committee of the Commons and Lords appointed for the specific purpose of examining and reporting on a named draft bill. On occasions a draft bill may be referred to one of the departmental select committees or a select committee appointed for that specific purpose.
Listed below are draft bills that are currently under consideration or that have been published during the 2007/08 Session of Parliament. Further information on draft bills, including those from previous sessions can be viewed on the Parliament website at http://www.parliament.uk/bills/draftbills.cfm. This page links to electronic copies of the draft bills and related publications including select committee reports on the draft bills.
Title
| Date Published
| Paper No
and ISBN
| Committee
| Committee Reports
| Government Response
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Apprenticeship Reform Bill
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Citizenship and Immigration Bill
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Constitutional Renewal Bill
| 25.3.08
| Cm 7342-II
010 1734226
| Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)
| 22/07/2008
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Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill
| 7.1.08
| Cm 7298
010 1729820
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Heritage Protection Bill
| 2.4.08
| Cm 7349
010 1734929
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Marine Bill
| 3.4.08
| Cm 7351
010 1735124
| Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
| 22/07/2008
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Marine Navigation and Port Safety Bill
| 6.5.08
| Cm 7370
010 1737029
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