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Royal Assent

9.

For 'essential' and 'contingent' Bills,

and 'contingent' Bills, please give, with reasons, the date

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 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

Bill is

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

sought and from which Ministerial Cabinet Committee.

(Exceptionally, the full Cabinet will need to give approval). If clearance is expected to be sought in stages, eg outline clearance before public consultation and detailed

clearance afterwards, please refer to each stage. Any

likely cause of delay, eg dependence on autumn PES decisions or publication of an inquiry report, must be covered;

b.

whether and if so when and for how long any public

consultation on the proposals will be carried out;