Bills

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TypeTitleStatusStageDate
BILLFuel Poverty BillThe provisions of the Bill would require the Government to introduce an energy efficiency programme to bring existing homes up to …Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved20 Mar 2009
BILLHouse of Lords Bill [HL]Lord Steel of Aikwood introduced a similar Bill with the same title in the previous parliamentary session of 2007-08. That Bill r…ActiveCommittee stage · LordsLast moved19 Mar 2009
BILLYoung People Leaving Care (Accommodation) BillThe Bill would make provision for minimum standards in respect of accommodation provided to young people leaving care. It would re…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved18 Mar 2009
BILLProtection of Shareholders BillThis bill would require all public companies to set up a Shareholders’ Committee, which would be independent of the director…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved17 Mar 2009
BILLFood Labelling Regulations (Amendment) BillThis Bill would amend the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 to place restrictions on the labelling of meat products. Under its provi…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved17 Mar 2009
BILLOrgan Donation (Presumed Consent) BillThe aim of the Bill is to introduce a presumption that consent has been given for the donation of organs for transplantation unles…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved13 Mar 2009
BILLHouse of Lords (Members' Taxation Status) Bill [HL]Sponsored by Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove BayActiveCommittee stage · LordsLast moved12 Mar 2009
BILLAppropriation Act 2009The Bill provides parliamentary authority for funds requested by the Government. It is part of the supply procedure, which is how …EnactedRoyal AssentLast moved12 Mar 2009
BILLNorthern Ireland ActThis Bill is designed to assist with the devolution of policing and justice to Northern Ireland by making amendments to the Northe…EnactedRoyal AssentLast moved12 Mar 2009
BILLTheft from Shops (Use of Penalty Notices for Disorder) BillThe Bill would restrict the circumstances in which penalty notices for disorder could be issued in respect of shop theft offences.…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved11 Mar 2009
BILLBankers' Pensions (Limits) BillThis Bill would allow the pensions of board members of banks to be limited in circumstances in which a bank has been taken wholly …Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved10 Mar 2009
BILLSmall Business Rate Relief (Automatic Payment) BillBusinesses and other occupiers of non-domestic properties pay business rates to contribute to the cost of local authority services…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved06 Mar 2009
BILLTeaching of British History in Schools BillThe Bill would amend the Education Act 2002 to provide for the teaching of British history in the first, second and third key stag…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved04 Mar 2009
BILLEmployment Retention BillThe Bill would:entitle a disabled employee who satisfies specified conditions to an employment retention assessment carried out by…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved03 Mar 2009
BILLLending (Regulation) BillThis Bill would prohibit credit card lenders from sending unsolicited offers of credit card cheques and require them to make clear…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved27 Feb 2009
BILLRenewable Content Obligation BillThe Bill would allow the Government to specify that certain products must contain minimum levels of recycled material when put on …Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved25 Feb 2009
BILLAirport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval) BillThe intention of the Bill is to amend the planning process to include at an early stage a role for Parliament in approving or reje…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved24 Feb 2009
BILLBanking Act 2009The Bill establishes for the first time a permanent statutory regime for dealing with failing banks, amends related current legisl…EnactedRoyal AssentLast moved12 Feb 2009
BILLClimate Change (Sectoral Targets) BillThis Bill would set energy efficiency and energy usage targets for different sectors of the economy, to be achieved by 2020. It wo…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved11 Feb 2009
BILLEmployment Opportunities BillThe Bill would:create a general right to employment, subject to specified exceptions for foreign visitors and foreign nationals wh…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved10 Feb 2009
BILLExercise of Reasonable Discretion BillThe Bill aims to ensure that public authorities and public servants would not be subject to any criminal or civil penalty as a res…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved04 Feb 2009
BILLSports Grounds Safety Authority Bill [HL]Sponsored by Lord Faulkner of WorcesterActive2nd reading · LordsLast moved04 Feb 2009
BILLEmployment Rights BillThe Bill aims to ensure that workers and trade union members who are UK nationals are not disadvantaged in the UK employment marke…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved03 Feb 2009
BILLProtection of Garden Land (Development Control) BillThis Bill would require the Secretary of State to issue guidance to local authorities so that gardens of residential houses would …Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved03 Feb 2009
BILLHome Repossession (Protection) BillThis Bill would amend the Law of Property Act 1925 to ensure that before a mortgagee (lender) can exercise their power of sale, th…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved03 Feb 2009
BILLArmenian Genocide Remembrance Day BillThis Bill would require the Secretary of State to specify a date which would be observed annually as 'Armenian Genocide Remembranc…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved26 Jan 2009
BILLEuropean Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) BillThe Bill would establish a Commission to carry out regular audits of the costs and benefits of the UK’s membership of the European…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved26 Jan 2009
BILLBroadcasting (Television Licence Fee Abolition) BillThe Bill would abolish the requirement for a television licence fee, by repealing the part of the Communications Act 2003 that rel…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved26 Jan 2009
BILLTorture (Damages) (No. 2) BillThe purpose of the Bill is to make provision for action for damages for torture. Similar Bills were introduced in the 2006–07 and …Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved26 Jan 2009
BILLSovereignty Of Parliament (European Communities) BillThis Bill seeks to modify the current constitutional position where EU law takes precedence over UK law. This is an obligation ack…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved26 Jan 2009
BILLPharmaceutical Labelling (Warning Of Cognitive Function Impairment) BillThe Bill would make provision for a warning symbol to be prominently displayed on the packaging of specified psychoactive pharmace…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved26 Jan 2009
BILLDrugs (Roadside Testing) BillThe Bill would make provision for roadside testing for illegal drugs.Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved26 Jan 2009
BILLSafety Of Medicines (Evaluation) BillThe Bill proposes the establishment of a Medicines Safety Evaluation Panel to compare the effectiveness of human biology-based tes…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved26 Jan 2009
BILLEmployers’ Liability Insurance Bureau BillThe Bill would:establish an employers’ liability insurance bureau to manage a compensation scheme for the benefit of employeesesta…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved26 Jan 2009
BILLPedlars (Amendment) BillSponsored by Sir Christopher ChopeActive2nd reading · CommonsLast moved26 Jan 2009
BILLEqual Pay and Flexible Working Bill [HL]Sponsored by Baroness Morris of BoltonActive2nd reading · LordsLast moved23 Jan 2009
BILLProtection of Children (Encrypted Material) BillLaw enforcement agencies have become increasingly concerned that encryption is being used to hide indecent photographs of children…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved21 Jan 2009
BILLEquality and Diversity (Reform) BillThe Bill would introduce a prohibition on affirmative or positive action by public authorities in recruitment or appointment proce…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved21 Jan 2009
BILLChildren in Care (Custody) BillThe Bill would impose a duty on local authorities in respect of looked-after children who are detained in custody. It would also m…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved21 Jan 2009
BILLPresumption of Death BillThis Bill would enable the High Court to make a ‘declaration of presumed death’ where a missing person is thought to have died, or…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved21 Jan 2009
BILLScottish Banknotes (Acceptability in United Kingdom) BillThe Bill would impose a requirement on businesses not to make a distinction between Scottish and other banknotes issued in the Uni…Active2nd reading · CommonsLast moved21 Jan 2009
BILLTorture (Damages) Bill [HL]Sponsored by Lord Archer of SandwellActive2nd reading · LordsLast moved14 Jan 2009
BILLConsolidated Fund Act 2008The Bill provides parliamentary authority for funds requested by the Government. It is part of the supply procedure, which is how …EnactedRoyal AssentLast moved18 Dec 2008
BILLBanking (No. 2) Bill [HL]The Bill establishes for the first time a permanent statutory regime for dealing with failing banks, amends related current legisl…Active2nd reading · LordsLast moved16 Dec 2008
BILLCounter-Terrorism Act 2008The Bill contains a number of provisions which the Government states are designed to enhance counter-terrorism powers. The main el…EnactedRoyal AssentLast moved26 Nov 2008
BILLDormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008This Bill provides the legal and administrative framework for distributing assets from dormant cash accounts. Dormant is defined …EnactedRoyal AssentLast moved26 Nov 2008
BILLPensions Act 2008The Bill is the second part of the package of reforms to the UK pensions system set out in the May 2006 Pensions White Paper, Secu…EnactedRoyal AssentLast moved26 Nov 2008
BILLEnergy Act 2008The Energy Bill contains the legislative provisions required to implement UK energy policy following the publication of the Energy…EnactedRoyal AssentLast moved26 Nov 2008
BILLPlanning Act 2008Planning BillThe Bill introduces a new system for approving major infrastructure of national importance, such as harbours and wast…EnactedRoyal AssentLast moved26 Nov 2008
BILLLocal Transport Act 2008The Bill looks at important areas of public transport like local bus services and sets out proposals for a more consistent approac…EnactedRoyal AssentLast moved26 Nov 2008