Weekly Information Bulletin: 20th December 2008
Legislation - General Notes
In the list of Bills which follows, the type of Bill is shown at the left-hand margin next to the title by the following codes:
| G | Government Bills |
| C | Consolidation Bills |
| B | Private Members' Bills (under the ballot procedure). The number after refers to position in ballot |
| P | Private Members' Bills (under SO No 57) |
| T | Private Members' Bills (under the Ten Minute Rule, SO No 23) |
| L | Private Members' Bills starting in the House of Lords |
| [HL] | Bill starting in the House of Lords |
| HYBRID | Public Bill which affects private interests of particular persons or corporate bodies as distinct from the private interests of all persons or bodies |
Abbreviations:
| 1R | First reading: date of presentation (formal, no debate) |
| 2R | Second reading (debate on the principle(s) of the Bill) |
| MR | Money resolution (normally taken after 2R only shown in the list if taken at another time) |
| GM | Guillotine Motion |
| SRC | Second Reading Committee (2R taken in Committee: formal 2R in whole House next day unless otherwise stated) |
| SGC/WGC | Scottish or Welsh Grand Committee consideration of principles (equates with SRC) |
| PBC | Public Bill Committee in the House of Commons |
| Comm | Committee of the Whole House |
| Comm** | House of Lords Grand Committee, taken in a committee room |
| JCCB | Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills |
| JC TLRB | Joint Committee on Tax Law Re-write Bills (the date indicates the date on which the Bill was committed to the Joint Committee). |
| SC | Standing Committee |
| SSC/SSSC | Special Standing Committee/Special Scottish Standing Committee on a Bill, where public evidence is taken |
| CN | Committee negatived. (Indicates that there was no debate at committee stage in the House of Lords) |
| OCD | Order of Commitment discharged (no debate at committee stage in the House of Lords) |
| Rep | Report stage (detailed review of the Bill as amended in committee) |
| 3R | Third reading (final debate on the Bill) |
| RS | Remaining stages of a bill on the same day (usually report stage and third reading) |
| LA | Lords' amendments considered in the House of Commons |
| CA | Commons' amendments considered in the House of Lords |
| RA | Bill formally becomes an Act of Parliament |
| CH | Chapter number |
| CO | Carry-over Motion |
| RC | Re-committal to a Public Bill Committee, or to Committee stage in House of Lords |
| Prog | Programme Motion |
| ATM | Allocation of Time Motion |
| SelCom | Bill referred to a Select Committee |
| Prov 2R (Rep, 3R) | Provisional date for 2R of a Bill etc. For Private Members' Bills (if set down for a Private Members Bill Friday) this is followed, by the position of the Bill in the order of business for that day. |
| Pri | Private sitting (can occur at any stage) |
| * | Indicates proceedings were formal with no debate |
| # | Member in charge has named a date for consideration which is not a Private Members' Bill Friday, therefore the Bill will not be debated. |
| Deb adj | Debate adjourned |
Order for 2nd
Reading lapsed | Bill has not been printed, therefore does not appear on the order paper on the named day |
| Dropped | Day for the next reading has not been named or time has run out for the Bill to be considered |
| Withdrawn | Member in charge has withdrawn the Bill |
| Stood over | Fewer than 40 Members present at a division, question not decided and business under consideration stood over until next sitting of the House |
Complete list of Public Bills before Parliament this Session
The following is a list of Public Bills which are before Parliament this session, with the exception of Order Confirmation Bills.
To save space, the list is abbreviated. The title of the Bill is followed by the name of the Member and/or Peer sponsoring it. The letter denotes the type of Bill (see Legislation - General Notes). This is followed by the Bill number(s) with full bill reprints indicated by the use of bold. Then follow the dates of the various stages. All forthcoming, and therefore provisional, dates are italicised. Government Bills are listed in bold type.
For an explanation of Parliamentary consideration of Public Bills see HCIO Factsheets L1 and L2
| BANK OF ENGLAND (AMENDMENT) [HL] (L)
|
| Lord Saatchi |
| Lords: (11) | 1R: 16.12.2008 | Prov 2R: No date |
| BANKING (G)
|
| Alistair Darling / Lord Davies of Oldham |
(introduced in 2007-08 and carried over to 2008-09)
| Commons: (147, 2007-08) | *1R: 7.10.2008 | 2R: 14.10.2008 | Prog: 14.10.2008 | CO: 14.10.2008 | MR: 14.10.2008 | PBC: 21, 23, 28 & 30.10; 4, 6, 11, 13 & 18.11.2008 | Prog: 26.11.2008 | Rep: 26.11.2008 |
| Commons: (6, 2008-09) | *1R: 4.12.2008 | *2R: 4.12.2008 | Prog: 17.12.2008 | 3R: 17.12.2008 |
| Lords: (13, 2008-09) | 1R: 17.12.2008 | 2R: 18.12.2008 | Prov Comm: 13, 14, 19 & 20.1.2009 |
| BANKING (NO. 2) [HL] (G)
|
| Lord Myners |
| Lords: (3) | 1R: 4.12.2008 | 2R: 16.12.2008 (withdrawn) |
| BUSINESS RATE SUPPLEMENTS (G)
|
| Hazel Blears |
| Commons: (2) | *1R: 4.12.2008 | Prov 2R: 12.1.2009 | Prov Prog: 12.1.2009 | Prov MR: 12.1.2009 |
| COHABITATION [HL] (L)
|
| Lord Lester of Herne Hill |
| Lords: (8) | 1R: 11.12.2008 | Prov 2R: No date |
| COMPANIES' REMUNERATION REPORTS [HL] (L)
|
| Lord Gavron |
| Lords: (10) | 1R: 16.12.2008 | Prov 2R: No date |
| CONSOLIDATED FUND (C)
|
| Mr Stephen Timms / Lord Davies of Oldham |
| Commons: (5) | *1R: 16.12.2008 | *2R: 17.12.2008 | *3R: 17.12.2008 |
| Lords: () | 1R: 17.12.2008 | 2R: 18.12.2008 | CN: 18.12.2008 | 3R: 18.12.2008 |
RA: 18.12.2008 (Ch. 33)
CONSOLIDATED FUND ACT 2008
| CORPORATION TAX (G)
|
| Alistair Darling |
| Commons: (1) | *1R: 4.12.2008 | Prov SRC: 15.1.2009 |
| DISABLED PERSONS (INDEPENDENT LIVING) [HL] (L)
|
| Lord Ashley of Stoke |
| Lords: (7) | 1R: 9.12.2008 | Prov 2R: No date |
| DOG CONTROL [HL] (L)
|
| Lord Redesdale |
| Lords: (9) | *1R: 12.12.2008 | Prov 2R: No date |
| EQUAL PAY AND FLEXIBLE WORKING [HL] (L)
|
| Baroness Morris of Bolton |
| Lords: (6) | 1R: 8.12.2008 | Prov 2R: 23.1.2009 |
| GENEVA CONVENTIONS AND UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL
(PROTOCOLS) [HL] (G)
|
| Lord Malloch-Brown |
| Lords: (12) | 1R: 17.12.2008 | Prov 2R: No date |
| HOUSE OF LORDS [HL] (L)
|
| Lord Steel of Aikwood |
| Lords: (5) | 1R: 4.12.2008 | Prov 2R: No date |
| HOUSE OF LORDS (MEMBERS' TAXATION STATUS) [HL] (L)
|
| Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay |
| Lords: (6) | 1R: 4.12.2008 | Prov 2R: 23.1.2009 |
| LOCAL DEMOCRACY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
CONSTRUCTION [HL] (G)
|
| Baroness Andrews |
| Lords: (2) | 1R: 4.12.2008 | 2R: 17.12.2008 | Prov Comm**: 19, 21, 26 & 28.1.2009 |
| MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS [HL] (G)
|
| Lord Hunt of Kings Heath |
| Lords: (1) | 1R: 4.12.2008 | 2R: 15.12.2008 | Prov Comm: 12, 21 & 28.1.2009 |
| POLICING AND CRIME (G)
|
| Secretary Jacqui Smith |
| Commons: (7) | *1R: 18.12.2008 | Prov 2R: 12.1.2009 |
| POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS (G)
|
| Mr Jack Straw |
(introduced in 2007-08 and carried over to 2008-09)
| Commons: (141, 2007-08) | *1R: 17.7.2008 | 2R: 20.10.2008 | *CO: 20.10.2008 | Prog: 20 & 27.10.2008 | PBC: 4, 6, 11, 13, 18 & 20.11.2008 |
| Commons: (4, 2008-09) | *1R: 4.12.2008 | *2R: 4.12.2008 | Prov Rep: No date |
| SAVING GATEWAY ACCOUNTS (G)
|
| Alistair Darling |
| Commons: (3) | *1R: 4.12.2008 | Prov 2R: 13.1.2009 |
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