may become desirable for some non-technical reasons should be included
in the 'programme' or 'uncontroversial' class with a brief
explanation at the bottom of the PURPOSE entry of what they depend on.
c. Programme.
These will form the main part of the legislative
programme and are Bills which can already be identified as being
desirable for enactment in the relevant Session, have a significant
political priority and can be prepared in time.
d.
Uncontroversial. These are Bills which are desirable for enactment
in the relevant Session but are not expected to be controversial in
Parliament. It will be assumed that a Bill in this class is suitable
for Second Reading Committee Procedure (see paragraph 8b. below) unless
the PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE entry specifically records that it is not,
and briefly indicates why. In the case of a Bill which might also be
suitable for a Private Member, reference to this should be made in the
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE column and a full entry should also be made in
the separate schedule covering Bills suitable for offering to Private
Members (Annex C).
PRIORITY AND TITLE
3. Within each class, please number your Bills in the order in which your
Department would like to give them priority. As regards the title, a
provisional wording is quite acceptable.
PURPOSE
4. Please list the various topics to be covered by the Bill, briefly
indicating the purpose in each case. This list should cover all the
substantive topics likely to be included. Because of their impact on drafting
capacity and parliamentary handling, the business managers and other members
of QL Committee are likely to resist attempts to make substantial additions
later on.