- Legislative programme
A legislative programme is a list of bills which the
United Kingdom government intends to introduce to Parliament during aparliamentary session . The programme is a outline of the Government's intended direction and emphases in the coming year. According to theCabinet Office , the "Legislative Programme sets out the UK Government's plans for legislative and key non-legislative action in next year's Parliamentary session."Cite web|url=http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/reports/governance.aspx|title=Draft Legislative Programme 2008-09|work= Reports - Government's draft legislative programme
publisher=Cabinet Office|date=2008-05-14|accessdate=2008-06-21]The programme contains the names and summaries of the laws which the executive intends to produce in the following year. It is compiled by the Government and approved by the Cabinet, before the Monarch delivers the programme in the
Speech from the Throne in November.Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/faq/lords_stateopening.cfm|title=State Opening of Parliament|work=About Parliament|publisher=UK Parliament|date=2007-11-09|accessdate=2008-06-21] The speech is given from thethrone in theHouse of Lords before members of the Houses of Commons and Lords during theState Opening of Parliament on the first day of the annual parliamentary session.After the programme is delivered, it is debated in both Houses. Individual bills in the programme are introduced by the government over the course of the parliamentary session. The government is not bound by the programme and is not required fulfill the programme during the session.
Recent legislative programmes
The following is a list of recent legislative programmes in reverse chronological order. The year listed indicates the year of the start of the parliamentary session, which continues into the following year.
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2007 Legislative Programme References
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