These are draft with amendments/proposals for legislative change on the back of them, were introduced by the Labour government and genuinely have green covers
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What are White papers?
These are firmer proposals drafted by parliamentary drafts-men, difficult to change at this stage
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What are the types of bills?
Hybrid; affects a particular section of the population, Public; affects everyone (PACE), Private; only company's/corporations are affected
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What are the categories of legislation?
Emergency, consolidation, financial, legislation giving effect to treaties and legislation giving effect to civil lists
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Where can a bill start?
Can start in the HOC or the HOL, except from money bills
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Who has a role in the legislative process?
The Cabinet which focuses around the Queen's speech
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What is consultation generally?
The government sometimes consults without formally producing a paper in situations where it is a late stage and too hard to change bills
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Who are bills drafted by?
The Office of Parliamentary Counsel
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Criticisms of drafting legislation?
Complex language which is often obscure, over elaboration, the structure is not always helpful, and the amendment/arrangement
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Proposals for reform?
More experts drafting legislation, improved drafting and greater clarity on the purpose of bills, improved parliamentary examination of bills
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First stage?
First reading: the proposal for legislative change is read out, MPS vote if it should go on, date is set for the second reading, a formality
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Second stage?
Second reading: the MPS debate the public policy behind the bill, the main debate, aims of the bill are described and questions asked
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Committee stage?
The most in depth stage where parliament scrutiny is maximised as they go through every line of the bill in detail making amendments, 15-60 MPS, 'public bill committees',
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Report stage?
The HOC report back to the HOL, informing them of any amendments which will be debated, this stage is referred to as hijack
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Third reading?
Limited amendments, if approved it gives parliament a chance to look over the bill and their amendments and decide if they want it to go further, more or less a formality, if there are no challenges it will go ahead
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HOL consideration?
Same process is repeated, although there can be amendments made at the third hearing, this can be referred to as ping pong
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Royal assent?
Queen gives her assent, hasn't refused in hundreds of years
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After royal assent?
Implementation - can take up to 2 years
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What is consolidation legislation?
Where the government ties up and cleans up the statutes fitting them into almost categories,
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Who are private members bills introduced by?
Government ministers
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What are White papers?
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These are firmer proposals drafted by parliamentary drafts-men, difficult to change at this stage
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