A legislative programme is a list of
bill
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Common meanings
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* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
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* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
Plac ...
s which the
United Kingdom government intends to introduce to
Parliament during a
parliamentary session. The programme is an outline of the Government's intended direction and emphases in the coming year. According to the
Cabinet Office
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, the "Legislative Programme sets out the UK Government's plans for legislative and key non-legislative action in next year's Parliamentary session."
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
A speech from the throne, or throne speech, is an event in certain monarchies in which the reigning sovereign, or a representative thereof, reads a prepared speech to members of the nation's legislature when a session is opened, outlining th ...
in November.
The speech is given from the
throne in the
House of Lords before members of the
Houses of Commons and Lords during the
State Opening of Parliament
The State Opening of Parliament is a ceremonial event which formally marks the beginning of a session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It includes a speech from the throne known as the King's (or Queen's) Speech. The event takes place ...
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.
See also
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2007 Legislative Programme The 2007 Legislative Programme was drawn up by the Government of the United Kingdom for the parliamentary session beginning 6 November 2007 and ending on the 22 July 2008. The Legislative Programme was compiled by Gordon Brown's government, approved ...
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