UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2735
Contingencies Fund Act 2020
[As Introduced]
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This Act allows the government to use the 'Contingencies Fund' a pot of emergency money to pay for urgent, unexpected expenses without getting Parliament's approval first. The government must later tell Parliament what the money was spent on, but it can access the funds immediately when needed for genuine emergencies.
Presented by Rishi Sunak
supported by The Earl of Courtown.
supported by The Earl of Courtown.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote627 MPs
43% Ayes · 26757% Noes · 360
The democratic gap
57% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading24 Mar 2020
- 2nd reading24 Mar 2020
- Committee stage24 Mar 2020
- 3rd reading24 Mar 2020
Lords
- 1st reading24 Mar 2020
- 2nd reading25 Mar 2020
- 3rd reading25 Mar 2020
Royal Assent25 Mar 2020