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f. Committee proceedings on the Floor of the House of Commons, for part or all of the Bill.
g. Committee proceedings in a Public Bill Committee in the
House of Lords.
h. Treatment as a hybrid or potentially hybrid Bill.
Royal Assent
9.
For 'essential' and
and 'contingent' Bills, please give, with reasons, the date by which Royal Assent is needed. For other Bills, please give a target date, again with reasons, only if Royal Assent is essential or desirable before the end of the Session (that is, during a Spillover if there is one). Please make it clear in each case whether Royal Assent by a particular date is essential eg because borrowing limits will otherwise be
exceeded or desirable but not essential.
Financial and Manpower Implications
10. Please indicate the effect on central and local government expenditure and manpower of the proposed Bill for the PES period,
and whether PES provision has been made for any necessary expenditure. Any separate implications for the Public
Public Sector
Borrowing Requirement (PSRB) should also be mentioned, especially if they affect the date by which Royal Assent is required (see also paragraph 9 above on ROYAL ASSENT).
European Community (EC) Implications
11. If the Bill is required to fulfil any EC commitment, any relevant timing considerations should also be mentioned.
Timetable for Preparation
12. We need to have the best possible estimates of:
a.
when Ministers' collective policy clearance will be
which Ministerial Cabinet Committee.
to give
sought and from
(Exceptionally, the
full Cabinet will need
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