Government’s Legislative Programme

Jacob Rees-Mogg Excerpts

Friday 20th December 2019 Written Statements

[The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg)]

Following Thursday’s state opening of Parliament, and for the convenience of the House, I am listing the bills which were announced:

Agriculture Bill

Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill

Armed Forces (Legal Protections) Bill

Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill

Building Safety Bill

Counter Terrorism (Sentencing and Release) Bill

Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill

Domestic Abuse Bill

Employment Bill

Environment Bill

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill

Fire Safety Bill

Fisheries Bill

Financial Services Bill

Health Service Safety Investigations Bill

High Speed Rail 2 (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (European Union Withdrawal) Bill

Medicines and Medical Devices Bill

National Security and Investment Bill

NHS Funding Bill

NHS Long Term Plan Bill

Online Harms Bill

Pension Schemes Bill

Police Powers and Protections Bill

Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill

Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill

Renters’ Reform Bill

Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill

Sentencing Bill

Serious Violence Bill

Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill

Telecommunications (Connectivity) Bill

Thomas Cook Compensation Bill

Trade Bill

Windrush (Compensation Scheme) Bill

The programme will also include Finance Bills to implement budget policy decisions.

Detailed information about each of these bills can be accessed from the Gov.uk website at:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/853886/Queen_s_Speech_December_2019_-_background_briefing_notes.pdf.

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