An A—Z of Legislation: Parliamentary Bills
23rd Nov 2010
In order for Government to do its work it requires the authority of Parliament. Significant changes of policy often require an Act of Parliament. This workshop will provide you with an overview of that process of introducing a Bill which will later become an Act of Parliament
Learning Objectives
- Understand the process prior to the publication of a bill, including consultation, green and white papers, pre-legislative scrutiny, drafting
- Understand how the legislative programme is organised
- Understand the different types of Public Bill
- Understand exactly how a bill passes through each House of Parliament
- Understand the role of the bill team and how it operates
- Understand how to effectively interact with the legislative process and the key players within it
Please note that this is a programme from a previous event
Programme
| 9:15 | Registration & Refreshments |
| 9:45 | Chair’s Introduction
George Oliver MBE, Parliamentary Training Consultant (confirmed)
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| 10:00 | An Introduction to Bills
Public Bills (including Government Bills and Private Members Bills)
George Oliver MBE, Parliamentary Training Consultant (confirmed)
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| 10:30 | The Parliamentary Cycle – State Opening to prorogation
The Government’s role – drafting the Queen’s speech, managing the time-table in the Commons, inbuilt majority on Commons committees (including Public Bill Committees), use of programme motions and carry over.
Robert Rogers, Clerk Assistant and Director General Chamber and Committee Services of the House of Commons (confirmed)
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| 11:00 | Refreshments
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| 11:15 | A View from Parliament of the Legislative process
Paddy Tipping MP, Former Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (confirmed)
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| 12:00 | How a Government Bill is Constructed & the Stages of a Bill Through Parliament
where ideas originate, formulation, consultation, green papers, white papers, hand out Bills, draft legislation, pre legislative scrutiny, Legislative Programme, Drafting, Structure of a Bill
Ministers, Civil Servants, Cabinet Committees, Parliamentary Counsel
George Oliver MBE, Parliamentary Training Consultant (confirmed)
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| 13:00 | Lunch
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| 14:00 | How a Government Bill is Constructed & the Stages of a Bill Through Parliament
Tim Williams, Parliamentary Training Consultant and former Parliamentary Clerk (confirmed)
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| 15:00 | The role of the bill team and the key players in the legislative process
Tim Williams, Parliamentary Training Consultant and former Parliamentary Clerk (confirmed)
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| 15:15 | Refreshments
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| 15:30 | House of Lords ability to amend and block legislation
Voting strengths, Parliament Acts, conventions (including Salisbury Convention), “ping-pong”.
Lord Anderson of Swansea, Member, House of Lords EU Sub-Committee Select Committee (Invited)
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| 16:30 | Chair’s closing remarks
George Oliver MBE, Parliamentary Training Consultant (confirmed)
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Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice
