Draft Bills before Parliament
The Government publishes a number of Draft Bills during each parliamentary session.
A Draft Bill is published to enable consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny. After consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny has taken place, the Draft Bill may be introduced formally in the House of Commons or the House of Lords.
Most Draft Bills are examined either by select committees in the House of Commons or in the House of Lords, or by a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament.
Draft Bills 2017-19
Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill
The Government published a Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill on 19 December 2018
- Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill 2018
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Inquiry into the Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill
Draft Domestic Abuse Bill
The Government published a Draft Domestic Abuse Bill on 21 January 2019.
Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill
The Government published a Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill on 19 December 2018.
Draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill
The Government published a Draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill on 5 December 2018.
Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill
The Government published a Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill on 18 October 2018
- Joint Committee report on the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster
- GOV.UK: Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill
Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017
The Government published a Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017 on 12 December 2017.
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Inquiry into the Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill
- GOV.UK: Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017
Draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill
The Government published a Draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill on 12 October 2017.
- Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee: Inquiry into the Draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill
- GOV.UK: Draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill (external site)
Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill
The Government published a Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill on 14 September 2017.
- Joint Committee on the Draft Health and Safety Investigations Bill
- GOV.UK: Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill (external site)
Draft Tenants Fees Bill
The Government published a Draft Tenants Fees Bill on 1 November 2017.
- Communities and Local Government Committee: Inquiry into the Draft Tenants Fees Bill
- GOV.UK: Draft Tenants Fees Bill (external site)
Draft Finance Bill
The Government published a Draft Finance Bill on 6 July 2018