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DEPARTMENT

5. Only the Department which would take the lead in preparing the Bill

needs to be mentioned here. It is sufficient to use the short form

eg "DYSS", "DTP".

POLITICAL ASPECTS

Please state briefly what, if any, commitments the Government have

made about the legislation in question. Please also cover briefly -

6.

a. the Bill's likely reception in Parliament, including whether

it is likely to arouse particular interest in the House of Lords;

what the attitude of the official Opposition is likely to be;

C.

whether it is likely to be controversial politically or for any

other reason;

a.

whether there is pressure for the Bill from groups representing

particular interests;

e.

whether it is likely to appeal to or be strongly opposed by any

particular sections of the community.

LENGTH

7.

An estimate of the length of the Bill is needed so that the demands on

drafting capacity and Parliamentary time can be assessed at the earliest

possible stage. It will not normally be possible to give an accurate

forecast of the number of clauses and schedules, but some indication such

as 'very short' (ie not more than 4 clauses), 'short' (5-12 clauses),