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topic. Departments should consult their legal advisers about the likely length of Bills.

Parliamentary Procedure

8. A Bill may be suitable for a special form of Parliamentary procedure. Please state whether it might be require any of the following:

suitable for or

a.

Introduction in the House of Lords.

b.

Commons

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Second Reading Committee procedure in the House of that is, the Bill is likely to be accepted on all sides of the House as uncontroversial and of little or no

political significance. (There is no need to mention this

specifically in the case of Bills categorised as 'uncontroversial'.)

c.

Scottish

or Welsh Grand Committee procedure in the

House of Commons.

d. Offering to a Private Member successful in the Ballot.

Such a Bill should be short, simple, noncontroversial in

party political terms and without significant financial implications. (In such a case a full entry for the Bill should also be made in the separate schedule dealing with

Bills suitable for Private Members Annex C).

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e. Special Standing Committee procedure in advance of

normal Committee Stage.

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.