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Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2015

Summary

This Act allows the UK government to spend money in advance while waiting for Parliament to formally approve the annual budget. It's a technical law that helps plug the gap between financial years, but it requires the government to later justify and adjust these early spending decisions when Parliament reviews them.

A vote to support means

  • Supporting this Act means allowing the government to access money from the Treasury before Parliament formally approves the full budget. This helps keep public services running smoothly during the gap between the old financial year ending and the new budget being agreed, ensuring hospitals, schools, and other services aren't disrupted.

A vote to oppose means

  • Critics worry this gives the government too much power to spend money without proper Parliamentary oversight and debate. Some argue it reduces democratic control, as MPs have less say in how large amounts of public money are spent before the official budget is approved.

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Bill Passage

Commons

  • 1st reading3 Mar 2015
  • 2nd reading4 Mar 2015
  • 3rd reading4 Mar 2015

Lords

  • 1st reading4 Mar 2015
  • 2nd reading17 Mar 2015
  • Committee stage17 Mar 2015
  • Report stage17 Mar 2015
  • 3rd reading17 Mar 2015
Royal Assent26 Mar 2015
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