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The 2007 Legislative Programme was drawn up by the Government of the United Kingdom for the parliamentary session beginning 6 November 2007[1] and ending on the 22 July 2008[2]. The Legislative Programme was compiled by Gordon Brown's government, approved by his Cabinet, and laid out in the Speech from the Throne on the first day of the parliamentary session by the Monarch.[3]

Unlike previous years, the Government outlined a draft legislative programme on 11 July 2007. This was done, according to a statement by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, because "it is now right in the interests of good and open government and public debate that each year the Prime Minister make a summer statement to this House so that initial thinking, previously private, can now be the subject of widespread and informed public consultation."[4]

Government Bills

The programme outlined 29 bills that the Government intended to introduce over the coming parliamentary session.[1] As of 21 June 2008, five had enacted by Royal Assent, 18 were in progress, and 7 were at draft stage and hadn't been submitted to Parliament.[5]

Table of Government Bills during the 2007/2008 Legislative Programme and their statuses as of 2008-06-21[6]
Name Status Date of status
Apprenticeship Reform Bill Draft n/a
Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 Royal Assent 2008-02-21
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008 Royal Assent 2008-05-22
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Royal Assent 2008-06-05
Children and Young Persons Bill Final Committee 2008-06-24
Climate Change Bill Final Committee 2008-06-24
Constitutional Renewal Bill Draft n/a
Counter-Terrorism Bill 1st Reading, Lords 2008-06-12
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Royal Assent 2008-05-08
Crossrail Bill Final Committee 2008-02-19
Cultural Property (Armed Conflict) Bill Draft n/a
Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill 1st Reading, Commons 2008-02-27
Education and Skills Bill Final Committee 2008-06-25
Employment Bill 1st Reading, Commons 2008-06-03
Energy Bill Final Committee 2008-06-12
European Communities (Finance) Act 2008 Royal Assent 2008-02-19
European Union (Amendment) Bill Final Report 2008-06-04
Health and Social Care Bill Final Report 2008-06-16
Heritage Protection Bill Draft n/a
Housing and Regeneration Bill Final Committee 2008-05-13
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Final Committee 2008-05-19
Immigration Bill Draft n/a
Local Transport Bill Final Committee 2008-04-22
Marine Bill Draft n/a
Marine Navigation Bill Draft n/a
National Insurance Contributions Bill Final Committee 2008-06-09
Pensions Bill Final Committee 2008-06-17
Planning Bill 3rd Reading 2008-06-25
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Final Committee 2008-06-17
Sale of Student Loans Bill Final Report 2008-06-02

References

  1. ^ a b "The Queen's speech: bill by bill". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media Limited. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  2. ^ "State opening fixed for December". BBC NEWS ONLINE. BBC. 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  3. ^ "State Opening of Parliament". About Parliament. UK Parliament. 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  4. ^ "Prime Minister's Statement, 2007-07-11". Cabinet Office. HM Government. 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  5. ^ "Government Bills 2007/08". Office of the Leader of the House of Commons. HM Government. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  6. ^ "Government Bills 2007/08 Progress Chart". Office of the Leader of the House of Commons. HM Government. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
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