Legislation

Counter-Terrorism Bill

The purpose of the bill is to ensure all available information can be used to fight terrorism.

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Energy Bill

The purpose of the bill is to help the UK to ensure secure supplies of energy, tackle climate change and target fuel poverty measures more effectively.

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Education and Skills Bill

The purpose of the Bill is to raise to 18 the minimum age at which young people can leave education or training, and bring in the legislative changes needed to implement key elements of the Leitch Review into the UK’s long term skills needs.

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Statute Law (Repeals) Act [HL] 

A Bill to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, of certain enactments which, except in so far as their effect is preserved, are no longer of practical utility, and to make other provision in connection with the repeal of those enactments.

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European Union (Amendment) Act

The legislation will allow the new EU treaty to have effect in UK law.

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Management of Dementia in Care Homes Bill

A Bill to regulate the prescription of anti-psychotic drugs for people with dementia in care homes.

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Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) Bill [HL]

The purpose of the bill is to amend the Immigration Rules in connection with the requirements for indefinite leave to enter and remain in the United Kingdom as a Gurkha discharged from the British Army.

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Employment Bill [HL]

The purpose of the bill is to simplify, clarify and build a stronger enforcement regime for key aspects of employment law.

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Pensions Bill

The purpose of the bill is to enact the remaining provisions of the government's pensions reform package set out in the May 2006 White Paper, Security in retirement: towards a new pension system.

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Public Contracts (UK Tax Requirements) Bill

A Bill to place certain requirements relating to payment of tax in the UK on companies bidding for public contracts.

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Transparent Taxation (Receipts) Bill

A Bill to make provision for all receipts printed in the United Kingdom to contain a figure for the total amount of tax paid on the goods and services purchased.

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Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

The purpose of the Bill is to reform the statutory framework around the care system to enable children and young people to receive high quality care and support and drive improvements in the delivery of services focused on the needs of the child.

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Theft from Shops (Penalties) Bill

A Bill to exclude the offence of theft from retail and commercial premises from the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 relating to fixed penalty notices.

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Microgeneration and Local Energy Bill

A Bill to make further provision for the promotion of microgeneration and energy efficiency.

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Political Parties and Elections Bill

A Bill to make provision in connection with the Electoral Commission; and to make provision about political donations and expenditure and about elections.

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Closed Circuit Television (Monitoring and Promotion) Bill

A Bill to impose a duty on public bodies to co-operate with the police and specified local authorities on the use of closed circuit television.

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Press Complaints Commission (Breaches of Code of Practice) Bill

A Bill introduced to create offences in relation to breaches of the Press Complaints Commission's Code of Practice; and for connected purposes.

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Safety of Medicines (Evaluation) Bill

A Bill to make provision about the evaluation of methods of testing the safety of medicines; and for connected purposes.

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Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act

A Bill to make provision for the making of orders for securing the anonymity of witnesses in criminal proceedings.

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Vehicle Safety (Loads) Bill

A Bill to establish a mandatory code of practice on safety of vehicle loads.

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Local Authorities (Social Equality Audits) Bill

A Bill to require local authorities to collate and publish specific, economic and other data on an annual basis.

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Local Authorities (Social Equality Audits) Bill

A Bill to require local authorities to collate and publish specific, economic and other data on an annual basis.

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DNA Database (Removal of Samples) Bill

A Bill to require the removal from the DNA Database of DNA samples taken from individuals who are not charged or are acquitted.

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Alcohol Sales (Regulation of Prices and Promotion) Bill

A Bill to regulate prices charged for units of alcoholic drinks; to regulate point of sale promotions, advertising and labelling of alcoholic drinks.

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Members of Parliament (Pay and Responsibilities) Bill

A Bill that seeks to require the Senior Salaries Review Body to take account of transfers of powers between Parliament and European Union institutions when making recommendations on the pay of Members of Parliament.

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Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals Bill

A Bill to provide for parliamentary scrutiny of the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals.

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Adults with Autism Bill

A private members' bill to impose duties upon the secretary of state and certain organisations involved in health and social care in respect of support for people aged 18 and over with autism.

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Armed Forces (Federation) Bill

A Bill to make provision for the establishment of a Federation of the Armed Forces; and for connected puposes.

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Microgeneration (Definition) (Amendment) Bill

A Bill to amend the definition of "microgeneration" in certain Acts

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Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) (No. 2) Bill

A Bill to amend the Immigration Rules in connection with the requirements for indefinite leave to enter and remain in the United Kingdom as a Gurkha discharged from the British Army.

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Citizens' Initiative (Legislation) Bill

A Bill to permit members of the public to initiate legislation.

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Right to Roam (Mobile Phones) Bill

A Bill to make provision about roaming by mobile phone users between telephone networks within the United Kingdom.

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Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Sale and Distribution) Bill

A Bill to make it an offence for any importer or distributor to sell or distribute in the United Kingdom any wood harvested, manufactured or otherwise dealt with illegally in the country from which the wood originated or through which it passed or was transhipped; and for connected purposes.

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Borough Freedom Bill [HL]

A Bill to enable rights of admission to the freedom of cities or towns to be extended to women; to enable other amendments relating to admission to be made; to confer powers to admit persons as honorary freemen of certain places in the Confederation of the Cinque Ports; and for connected purposes.

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Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Amendment) Bill

A Bill to amend Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in relation to the duties, powers and functions of waste regulation authorities concerning the unauthorised deposit of controlled waste on land; and for connected purposes.

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Sunday Trading (Horticulture) Bill [HL]

A Bill to amend the Sunday Trading Act 1994 in connection with the sale of horticultural supplies.

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Iraq War Inquiry Bill [HL]

A Bill designed to establish an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the invasion of Iraq in 2003, using powers under the Inquiries Act 2005.

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Iraq War Inquiry (No. 2) Bill

A Bill seeking to establish an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the invasion of Iraq in 2003, using powers under the Inquiries Act 2005.

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Local Authority Powers (Election Campaigns) Bill

A Bill to impose restrictions on the types of decisions that local authorities can take during specified periods prior to local elections.

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Land Use (Garden Protection) Bill

A Bill that would require planning authorities to have special regard to the desirability of preserving gardens and urban green spaces.

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Autumn Bank Holiday Bill

A Bill to introduce a bank holiday in the Autumn.

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Fireworks Act 2003 (Amendment) Bill

A Bill to make provision about the noise emitted by fireworks supplied in the United Kingdom.

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House of Lords (Members' Taxation Status) Bill [HL]

A Bill to make provision about the taxation status of Members of the House of Lords.

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Personal Debt (Advice and Regulation) Bill

A Bill to require schools to provide education on personal money managemnt; to make provision about advice centres on personal finance; to impose conditions on the activities of money-lending companies; and for connected purposes

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Safety Deposit Current Accounts Bill [HL]

A Bill to make provision for the introduction of a mandatory requirement for banks and building societies to offer safety deposit current accounts to allow money to be stored for safe-keeping; and for connected purposes.

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Small Print Bill

A Bill to make requirements regarding the minimum size of print in certain documents, including those relating to advertising and contracts; and for connected purposes.

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Criminal Justice (Raves) Bill

A Bill to amend the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 powers in relation to illegal raves.

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Allotments (Planning) Bill

A Bill to encourage local authorities to make provision for allotments.

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Race Relations (Election Candidates) Bill

A Bill to exclude from the operation of the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 certain matters relating to the selection of candidates by political parties.

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Torture (Damages) Bill [HL]

A Bill to make provision for actions for damages for torture; and for connected purposes.

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Union Flag Bill

Andrew Rosindell accordingly presented a Bill to define the Union flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; to make provision about the display and flying of the Union flag; and for connected purposes.

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Employment Retention Bill

The Bill aims to make provision for a statutory right to an employment retention assessment to determine entitlement to a period of rehabilitation leave for newly disabled people and people whose existing impairments change; and for connected purposes.

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Sale Of Wine (Measures) Bill

A Bill to require licensed premises which sell wine by the glass to offer measures of 125ml.

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Education (Children with Autism) Bill

A Bill to make provision about education and training of children with autism and Asperger's syndrome; and for connected purposes.

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Umbilical Cord Blood (Donation) Bill

A Bill to promote the donation of cord blood from women after giving birth; and for connected purposes.

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Citizen's Convention Bill

A Bill to establish a Citizens' Convention to facilitate the involvement of people from all sections of society in considering the way in which the United Kingdom is governed; and for connected purposes.

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Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill [Failed Bill 2007/08]

A Bill to set sectoral targets relating to energy generation and consumption; to make provision for the sectoral targets to be met; and for connected purposes.

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Christmas Savings Schemes (Regulation) Bill

A Bill to make provision for the regulation of Christmas savings schemes; and for connected purposes.

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European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill

Bill to establish a Commission to carry out regular audits of the economic costs and benefits of the UK’s membership of the European Union; and for connected purposes.

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House of Lords (Amendments) Bill [HL]

A Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999.

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Retail Development Bill [HL]

A Bill to provide support for small retail premises; to establish the Office for Retail Planning; to make provision about retail planning and development; and for connected purposes.

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Football Spectators and Sports Grounds Bill

A Bill to amend the law relating to football banning orders and their enforcement; to confer further powers on the Football Licensing Authority and to amend its name; and for connected purposes.

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Online Purchasing of Goods and Services (Age Verification) Bill

The Bill would require online retailers to abide by laws regarding age restricted goods and services.

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Human Rights Act 1998 (Meaning of Public Function) Bill

A Bill to clarify the meaning of ‘public function’ in section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998.

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Road Traffic (Prohibition of Anti-detection Devices) Bill

Bill to prohibit the supply of devices and substances designed to impair the recognition of vehicle registration marks by speed cameras and other authorised traffic control devices; and for connected purposes.

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Sovereignty of Parliament (European Communities) Bill

Bill to provide that Community treaties, Community instruments and Community obligations shall only be binding in legal proceedings in the United Kingdom insofar as they do not conflict with a subsequent, expressly inconsistent enactment of the parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Broadcasting (Television Licence Fee Abolition) Bill

A Bill to make provision for the abolition of the television licence fee; and for connected purposes.

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Drugs (Roadside Testing) Bill

Bill to make provision for roadside testing for illegal drugs; and for connected purposes

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Drugs (Reclassification) Bill

A Bill to provide for the reclassification of canabis.

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Pedlars (Street Trading Regulations) Bill

Bill to confer further powers on local authorities for the regulation of street trading by pedlars; and for connected purposes

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Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill

A Bill to make provision for and in connection with the removal of general restrictions as to nationality which apply to persons employed or holding office in any civil capacity under the Crown.

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Planning (Location of Hazardous Sites) Bill

The Bill seeks to improve protection for communities across Britain from the new development of potentially dangerous industrial sites. It will ensure increased safety by giving the Health and Safety Executive a framework for COMAH plant siting decisions, thereby improving the consistency of such decisions and affording a predetermined level of protection for communities.

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Road Traffic (Congestion Reduction) Bill

Bill to place a duty on highway authorities and police forces to minimise congestion and delays caused by collisions and other incidents on the highway; and for connected purposes

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Expenses of Public Servants (Publication) Bill

Bill to make provision for the recording and publication of specified expenses incurred by certain public servants; to promote transparency in the use of public funds; and for connected purposes.

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Runaway and Missing Children Bill

The Bill, introduced by Southworth in previous sessions, is designed to safeguard runaway and missing children from predatory adults for sexual or drug-related exploitation. 

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Planning and Energy Bill

Bill to enable local planning authorities to set requirements for energy generation and energy efficiency in local plans.

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Special Educational Needs (Information) Act

Bill to amend the Education Act 1996 in relation to the provision and publication of information about children who have special educational needs; and for connected purposes.

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Forces Widows’ Pensions (Equality of Treatment) Bill

Bill to provide for the equal treatment of Forces widows’ pensions in respect of retirement from military service for the periods before 1973 and between 1973 and 2005; and for connected purposes.

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Food Products (Marketing To Children) Bill

Bill to make provision about the advertising, marketing and promotion of food and drink products to children.

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Animals Act 1971 (Amendment) Bill

Bill to amend the Animals Act 1971 to limit strict liability for damage done by animals.

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Environmental Protection (Airports) Bill

Bill to promote the protection of the environment near airports; to establish a body to monitor the environmental impact of airports and to report on levels of pollution; to confer certain powers on that body; and for connected purposes.

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Leasehold Reform Bill

Bill to amend the law relating to long leaseholders; to confer further powers on leaseholders; to make provision in relation to leaseholders in local council owned property and property owned by other social landlords; to confer powers on landlords to create sinking funds; to make requirements of landlords relating to the management of property; and for connected purposes.

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Disqualification from Parliament (Taxation Status) Bill

Bill to make provision for disqualification from membership of the House of Commons and the House of Lords on grounds relating to residence and domicile for taxation purposes; and for connected purposes.

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Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill

Bill to provide for the protection of temporary and agency workers; to require the principle of equal treatment to be applied to temporary and agency workers; to make provision about the enforcement of rights of temporary and agency workers; and for connected purposes.

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Health and Safety (Offences) Bill

Bill to revise the mode of trial and maximum penalties applicable to certain offences relating to health and safety.

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Voting Age (Reduction) Bill

Bill to reduce the voting age for parliamentary and other elections to 16 years.

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Fixed Term Parliaments Bill

Bill to fix the date of the next general election and all subsequent elections; to forbid the dissolution of Parliament otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to allow the House of Commons to change the day of the week on which a general election is held; and for connected purposes.

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Public Sector Buildings (Energy Performance) Bill

Bill to make further provision about energy efficiency and microgeneration in public sector buildings; and for connected purposes.

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Foreign Nationals (Statistics) Bill

Bill to establish a requirement on local authorities to transfer certain statistics relating to nationality to the Office for National Statistics; and for connected purposes.

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Kidney Transplant Bill [HL]

The Bill will address the serious issue of prolonged waits for patients on the kidney transplant waiting list.

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Alcohol Labelling Bill [HL]

A Bill to make provision for the labelling of alcoholic beverages; and for connected purposes.

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Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL]

The Bill would impose certain duties on certain persons and bodies in respect of disabled persons; confer certain rights on disabled persons for independent living; amend the Mental Health Act 1983; and amend the Care Standards Act 2000.

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House of Lords Bill [HL]

A Bill to make provision for the appointment of a Commission to make recommendations to the Crown for the creation of life peerages.

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Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL]

A Bill to regulate powers of entry and powers in relation to documents; and for connected purposes.

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Draft Cultural Property (Armed Conflict) Bill

The purpose of the Bill is to to provide a system for protecting cultural property in international armed conflict.

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Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act

The purpose of this Bill is to increase the capacity of the rail network and deliver improvements for passengers.

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Draft Marine Bill

The Marine Bill will focus on improving the procedures of marine spatial planning, and the enforcement of fishing regulations.

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Draft Heritage Protection Bill

The government is committed to reforming the existing heritage protection regimes.

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Draft Apprenticeships Bill

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Draft Citizenship and Immigration Bill

"My government will produce a draft bill on citizenship," the Queen's speech confirmed.

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Draft Marine Navigation and Port Safety Bill

The draft Bill aims to improve safety standards for those working in or travelling through UK ports and waters.

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National Insurance Contributions Act

The purpose of the bill is to implement part of the recent Budget announcement by the chancellor on 21 March 2007 setting out a package of reforms to modernise the tax and benefit system.

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Housing and Regeneration Act

The purpose of the bill is to support delivery of housing supply through the creation of a new homes agency; reform social housing regulation to put tenants at the heart of social housing, increase choice and drive up standards and reform social housing to ensure that it is a modern and flexible public service.

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Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL]

The purpose of the Bill is to enable the banking industry to transfer unclaimed assets in the banking system so that they may be reinvested in society, whilst ensuring the rights of owners to be reunited with their assets are protected.

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Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act [HL]

The purpose of the bill is to further advance the Government's policy on better regulation by establishing the Local Better Regulation Office (LBR) as a statutory corporatation; and to provide a framework for a range of alternative administrative sanctions for regulatory non-compliance.

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Health and Social Care Act

The purpose of the bill is to create a new integrated regulator for health and adult social care, bringing together existing health and social care regulators into one regulatory body.

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Sale of Student Loans Act

The government is to sell-off part of its student loans book.

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Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill

The draft Bill will forward the initial legislative elements of the Constitutional Renewal package to be set out in the Government’s green Paper ‘The Governance of Britain’.

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