Government Bills currently before Parliament


2 Bills received Royal Assent

These Bills are enacted into law as Acts of Parliament following completion of the Bill Process.
Acts of Parliament come into effect at midnight following Royal Assent, unless a date is specified within the Act.
Introduced: 18th July 2024

A Bill to impose duties on the Treasury and the Office for Budget Responsibility in respect of the announcement of fiscally significant measures.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 10th September 2024 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 24th July 2024

A Bill to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2025; to authorise both the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund and the application of income for that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised for that year by this Act and by the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2024.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 30th July 2024 and was enacted into law.


2 Bills progressing in the second house

These Bills have completed the Bill Process in the first house and are now within the Bill Process of the Second House. Once the Second House has added their own amendments, the Bill will move to the Ping Pong phase of exchanging amendments.


A Bill to make provision for expenditure by the Secretary of State and the removal of restrictions in respect of certain land for or in connection with the construction of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.

Commons Completed
Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Introduced: 18th July 2024

A Bill to make provision for passenger railway services to be provided by public sector companies instead of by means of franchises.

Commons Completed
Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Next Event - 2nd Reading
Monday 7th October 2024

7 Bills progressed beyond Second Reading in the first house

These bills have passed the first substantive debate on the initial draft of the Bill (Second Reading) and are now in the process of review and amendment of bill text by a Bill Committee. For the Commons, Bill Committees are formed of around 20 MPs, whereas in the Lords, a Committee of the Whole House is usually formed.

For Commons Private Members Bills, the most difficult hurdle is to pass Second Reading, due to lack of time for the debate. Since 1986, every Government Bill has passed Second Reading.

Introduced: 18th July 2024

A Bill to make provision about the status of, and privileges and immunities in connection with, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the International Committee of the Red Cross; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - Order Of Commitment Discharged
Wednesday 11th September 2024
Next Event - 3rd Reading
Tuesday 8th October 2024

A Bill to make provision about Great British Energy.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Thursday 5th September 2024
(Read Debate)
Next Event - Committee Stage
Tuesday 8th October 2024
Introduced: 25th July 2024

A Bill to amend the Crown Estate Act 1961.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Monday 2nd September 2024
(Read Debate)
Next Event - Committee Stage
Monday 14th October 2024
Introduced: 30th July 2024

A Bill to extend the period within which vacancies among the Lords Spiritual are to be filled by bishops who are women.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Tuesday 10th September 2024
(Read Debate)
Next Event - Committee Stage
Wednesday 16th October 2024
Introduced: 18th July 2024

A Bill to amend the Arbitration Act 1996.

Lords - 60%

Last Event - Committee Stage
Wednesday 11th September 2024
Introduced: 18th July 2024

A Bill to make provision about recapitalisation costs in relation to the special resolution regime under the Banking Act 2009.

Lords - 60%

Last Event - Committee Stage
Tuesday 10th September 2024
(Read Debate)
Introduced: 24th January 2022

A Bill to make provision for a railway between a junction with Phase 2a of High Speed 2 south of Crewe in Cheshire and Manchester Piccadilly Station; for a railway between Hoo Green in Cheshire and a junction with the West Coast Main Line at Bamfurlong, south of Wigan; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 60%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Thursday 25th July 2024

6 Bills in initial stages

These bills have been laid before Parliament, but have not begun the Bill Process. A Short Title and Long Title (summary) of the Bill will have been provided, though a full text of the Bill may not have been tabled.

For Commons Private Members' Bills, unless a high position on the Order Paper has been secured for the Second Reading Debate (or unanimous consent is expected), it is unlikely that the Bill will progress further from this point. Often only Ballot Bills (which have priority for Second Reading) will have the opportunity to progress.


A Bill to make provision about the marketing or use of products in the United Kingdom; about units of measurement and the quantities in which goods are marketed in the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Next Event - 2nd Reading
Tuesday 8th October 2024

A Bill to make provision changing the law about rented homes, including provision abolishing fixed term assured tenancies and assured shorthold tenancies; imposing obligations on landlords and others in relation to rented homes and temporary and supported accommodation; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Wednesday 11th September 2024
Next Event - 2nd Reading
Wednesday 9th October 2024

A Bill to make provision about the regulation, governance and special administration of water companies.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Next Event - 2nd Reading
Wednesday 9th October 2024
Introduced: 12th September 2024

A Bill to require persons with control of certain premises or events to take steps to reduce the vulnerability of the premises or event to, and the risk of physical harm to individuals arising from, acts of terrorism; to confer related functions on the Security Industry Authority; to limit the disclosure of information about licensed premises that is likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Thursday 12th September 2024
Next Event - 2nd Reading
Monday 14th October 2024
Introduced: 5th September 2024

A Bill to remove the remaining connection between hereditary peerage and membership of the House of Lords; to abolish the jurisdiction of the House of Lords in relation to claims to hereditary peerages; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Thursday 5th September 2024
Next Event - 2nd Reading
Tuesday 15th October 2024
Introduced: 11th September 2024

A Bill to make provision about the types of things that are capable of being objects of personal property rights.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Wednesday 11th September 2024