Weekly Information Bulletin: 23rd July 2011

Draft Bills under consideration or published during 2010–12 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.

The House can 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. A draft bill may also 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 2010/12 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/business/bills-and-legislation/draft-bills/ 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
Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension)	14.01.11	Cm 8018 010 1801829	Joint Committee	First report published HC 893-I and II	–
Defamation	15.03.11	Cm 8020 010 1802024	Joint Committee	Evidence published HC 930-i etc.	–
Financial Services	16.06.11	Cm 8083 010 1808323	Joint Committee	–	–
House of Lords Reform	17.05.11	Cm 8077 010 1807722	Joint Committee	29.02.12	–
Groceries Code Adjudicator	24.05.11	Cm 8080 010 1808026	Select Committee: Business, Innovation and Skills	Evidence published HC 1224-i etc.	–
Electoral Administration Provisions‡	13.07.11	Cm 8150 010 1815024	–	–	–

‡ These are draft provisions and not a draft bill. They are subject to pre-legislative scrutiny in the same way as a draft bill.