Draft Bills 2013-14
The Government publishes a number of Bills each Parliamentary session in draft form before they are introduced in Parliament as formal Bills.
A Draft Bill is published to enable consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny. After consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny has taken place, the Draft Bill may be introduced formally in House of Commons or the House of Lords.
Listed on this page are the Draft Bills published by the Government in the Parliamentary session 2013-14. Also published are select and joint committee reports, Government responses to select or joint committee reports or consultations, if available.
Draft Bills announced in 2013-14
The Government announced a number of new Draft Bills in the Queen's Speech 2013. The new Draft Bills were:
- Draft Consumer Rights Bill
- Draft Deregulation Bill
- Draft National Insurance Contributions Bill
- A draft Bill concerning National Assembly For Wales
- A draft Bill concerning changes to the Riot Damages Act 1886
Draft Consumer Rights Bill
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published the Draft Consumer Rights Bill on 13 June 2013:
- Draft Consumer Rights Bill - CM 8657 (PDF 795 KB)
- Draft Consumer Rights Bill page on the BIS website
- Report on the Draft Consumer Rights Bill by the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Draft Deregulation Bill
The Cabinet Office published the Draft Deregulation Bill on 1 July 2013:
- Draft Deregulation Bill - CM 8642 (PDF 1.9MB)
- Report by the Joint Committee on the Draft Deregulation Bill
Draft clauses for the Finance Bill 2014
The Government has committed to confirming the majority of measures for inclusion in the Finance Bill at least three months prior to introduction of the Bill itself and, where possible, to publish draft legislation for each of these measures:
Draft National Insurance Contributions Bill
HM Revenue & Customs published the Draft National Insurance Contributions Bill on 15 July 2013:
- Draft National Insurance Contributions Bill
- Explanatory Note for the Draft National Insurance Contributions Bill
Draft Modern Slavery Bill
The Home Office announced the publication of the Draft Modern Slavery Bill in a Written Ministerial Statement made on 16 December 2013. This Draft Bill was not announced as part of the Queen's Speech 2013.
- Written Ministerial Statement announcing the Draft Modern Slavery Bill (PDF - 88 KB)
- Draft Modern Slavery Bill - CM 8770
- Joint Committee on the Draft Modern Slavery Bill
Draft Wales Bill
The Wales Office published the Draft Wales Bill on 18 December 2013:
- Draft Wales Bill - CM 8773 (PDF - 2.36MB)
- Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Wales Bill by the Welsh Affairs Select Committee
Draft Bills from previous sessions
A number of Draft Bills published in the 2012-13 session were initially considered during that session but continued to be considered by Parliament during the current (2013-14) session:
Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published the Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill on 9 April 2013:
- Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill (PDF 767KB)
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Inquiry into Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill
Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Draft Bill
The Ministry of Justice published the Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Draft Bill on 22 November 2012:
- Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Draft Bill (PDF 649KB)
- Joint Committee on the Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Draft Bill - First report
Draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published the Draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill on 16 April 2013:
- Draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill (PDF 779KB)
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill
- Government response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill (PDF 712KB)