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How does Parliament authorise the Government's taxation plans? A procedural guide to the Budget process In order to raise income, the government needs to obtain approval from Parliament for its taxation plans. The Budget is the means by which the House of Commons considers the government’s plans to…

What will happen at tomorrow's Budget?

1️⃣ Chancellor makes her Budget Statement at 12:30pm
2️⃣ Chancellor moves two key Budget motions
3️⃣ Leader of the Opposition responds to Budget
4️⃣ Budget debate begins

Our guide explains each stage of the process 🔽
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What is a Ten Minute Rule Bill? Ten Minute Rule Bills are essentially policy aims put into legislative language in order to secure a 10-minute speaking slot during 'primetime' in the House of Commons Chamber after Question Time on…

Today, Conservative MP Dr Andrew Murrison will seek to introduce a Ten Minute Rule Bill to prohibit construction of new waste incinerators and introduce an incineration tax

Our guide explains what Ten Minute Rule Bill are, and how they become law. 🔽

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TUESDAY: What's coming up in Parliament today?

🏛️ English Devolution Bill (Report Stage, day 2)
🌍 Chagos Islands legislation continues Lords Committee Stage
🪖 Foreign Affairs Committee joint meeting with Ukrainian committee

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The assisted dying bill: Will it run out of time? The parliamentary options explained Over 1,000 amendments have been tabled to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Lords. This blog examines the progress of the Bill at Committee Stage in the House of Lords so…

BLOG | The assisted dying bill: Could it run out of time?

The number of amendments and debate's slow start have prompted concern that the Bill could fall for lack of time.

This blog looks at the potential options for creating more parliamentary time. 🔽
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The assisted dying bill: Is the number of Lords amendments a parliamentary record? The assisted dying bill has attracted an extraordinary number of amendments in the House of Lords, prompting questions about whether the volume is unprecedented. This blog examines how its amendment…

BLOG | Assisted dying bill: Is the number of Lords amendments a parliamentary record?

Our new blog examines how the Bill's amendment count - now over 1,000 - compares with other bills over the last two decades.

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5. What rules govern the Budget process?

This briefing looks at the principles, rules and conventions underlying the process, including the Crown's financial initiative, the primacy of the Commons, and the Budget's role in parliamentary 'confidence'.

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4. What is the Finance Bill?

This briefing examines the process for agreeing the Finance Bill - the legislation that gives statutory authority to the proposals set out in the Budget - and how it differs from other Bills.

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3. Can MPs amend the Budget?

This briefing focuses on the ability of MPs to propose amendments to the Budget motions, and why the form taken by the first Budget motion could restrict the scope of amendments.

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2. How do MPs approve the Budget?

This briefing looks at the various motions that are put to the House on Budget day and at the end of the Budget debate, and explains how MPs come to a decision on each motion.

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1. How do MPs debate the Budget?

This briefing focuses on the Budget Statement itself and the parliamentary debate that will follow in subsequent days.

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GUIDE | A procedural guide to the Budget process 💰

With two days to go, our comprehensive guide to the Budget process explains how the Government gains parliamentary approval for its taxation plans.

It includes briefings on...
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Parliament Matters Bulletin: What’s coming up in Parliament this week? 24-27 November 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves presents the Budget. MPs conclude their consideration of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. The Lords is set to finish Committee Stage of the Chagos…

What's happening in Parliament this week?

💷 Budget Day
📺 Culture Select Cmtt questions BBC officials
🟢 Foreign Affairs Cmtt joint session with Ukrainian counterpart
🏛️ Devolution Bill to complete Commons stages

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MONDAY: What's coming up in Parliament today?

📣 Statements likely on Covid inquiry, Ukraine and G20
📺 BBC bosses questioned by select committee
🏛️ English Devolution Bill (Report Stage)
📝 Gaza e-petition debate

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Parliament Matters Bulletin: What’s coming up in Parliament this week? 24-27 November 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves presents the Budget. MPs conclude their consideration of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. The Lords is set to finish Committee Stage of the Chagos…

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What’s happening in Parliament this week?
💷 Budget Day: Chancellor unveils Budget
📺 BBC editorial standards scrutinised at Culture Select Cmtt
🇺🇦 Foreign Affairs Cmtt holds joint session with Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish & Czech counterparts

👇 Read our Parliament Matters Bulletin. Link in next post.

The number of amendments and the speed of the debate so far have generated concerns that the Bill could run out of time.

Our second blog post looks at whether this is likely, and what options there are to create additional time if needed.

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BLOGS | With the assisted dying bill due to resume Committee Stage tomorrow, we've just published two new blogposts.

The first looks at whether the over 1,000 total amendments proposed is unprecedented...

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🎉 Congratulations to our former Hansard Society Scholar Jess Wilson (Class of 2012) on becoming the new Leader of the Liberal Party in Victoria!

The Programme was all about developing future leaders so it’s inspiring to see another of our alumni making their mark.

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TUESDAY: What's coming up in Parliament today?

🪖 Debate on new Northern Ireland Troubles legislation
🌍 Chagos Islands legislation begins Lords Committee Stage
🔋 Energy Secretary faces oral questions

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MONDAY: What's coming up in Parliament?

👮 Home Secretary makes statement on asylum policy & faces oral questions
🌊 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill (Remaining Stages)
💼 Employment Rights Bill ping-pong continues

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Parliament Matters Bulletin: What’s coming up in Parliament this week? 17-21 November 2025 The assisted dying bill will have its second Committee Stage sitting in the Lords. Home Office, Transport, Energy and Northern Ireland Ministers will face oral questions in the Commons. MPs will…

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What’s coming up in Westminster this week? 👀

❓ Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood faces questions from MPs
📜 MPs debate Northern Ireland Troubles Bill for
🪖 Chagos Islands Bill faces Cmtt stage in the Lords

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🎙️ New episode: The Assisted Dying Bill is at a crunch point in the Lords.
(And yes — there really are 900+ amendments).

🗣️ Lord Falconer explains the stakes
⚖️ Scrutiny vs delay
🧪 The contested policy issues
🏛️ Commons–Lords dynamics
⏳ Will it become law?

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🚨 Tomorrow on Parliament Matters we talk to Lord Falconer about the Assisted Dying Bill - why he says the current law is “unfit for purpose,” and what’s next as 900+ amendments land in the Lords.

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