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Supply and Appropriation (Adjustments) Act 2022

Summary

This Act allows the UK government to make changes to its spending plans during the financial year. It lets ministers move money between different government departments and adjust budgets that Parliament previously approved, without needing to ask Parliament for permission each time.

A vote to support means

  • Supporting this Act means allowing the government to adjust how it spends money that Parliament has already approved. It helps the government respond to unexpected needs during the year and move funds between different departments where they're needed most.

A vote to oppose means

  • Critics might worry that adjusting spending without new parliamentary votes reduces oversight and accountability. Some could argue it gives the government too much flexibility to spend money in ways Parliament didn't originally intend.

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Bill Passage

Commons

  • 1st reading24 Oct 2022
  • 2nd reading24 Oct 2022
  • 3rd reading24 Oct 2022

Lords

  • 1st reading24 Oct 2022
  • 2nd reading25 Oct 2022
  • 3rd reading25 Oct 2022
Royal Assent25 Oct 2022
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