Government Departments: Legislation

(asked on 20th April 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Acts of Parliament include provisions that have not yet been commenced by the relevant Secretary of State; how many uncommenced provisions there are in total; and what is the distribution of these uncommenced provisions across Government departments.


Answered by
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent Portrait
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This question was answered on 23rd April 2026

Each Government department is responsible for ensuring adequate resourcing to keep uncommenced legislation under review.

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