UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 0783
Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011
[As Introduced]
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This Act created the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), an independent organisation that checks and reports on the government's spending plans and economic forecasts. It ensures the government's financial promises are truthful and realistic before they're announced to the public.
Presented by Lord Sassoon
supported by Justine Greening.
supported by Justine Greening.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote448 MPs
16% Ayes · 7384% Noes · 375
The democratic gap
84% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading7 Feb 2011
- 2nd reading14 Feb 2011
- Committee stage1 Mar 2011
- Report stage22 Mar 2011
- 3rd reading22 Mar 2011
Lords
- 1st reading21 Oct 2010
- 2nd reading8 Nov 2010
- Committee stage29 Nov 2010
- Report stage31 Jan 2011
- 3rd reading7 Feb 2011
Royal Assent22 Mar 2011