Saving Gateway Accounts Bill: second reading
18 March 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Discussion of the Saving Gateway Accounts Bill, and its general principles, took place in the House of Lords on 17 March.
The second reading saw contributions from Members with a wide range of expertise on business, finance and more.
- Lords Hansard: Saving Gateway Accounts Bill
- Bills before Parliament: Saving Gateway Accounts Bill
- Companion to the Standing Orders in the House of Lords: Second reading
- Briefing: Bills and how they become law (PDF)
The committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - where every suggested change can be discussed and votes can happen, is scheduled for 2 April.
The Saving Gateway Accounts Bill establishes a Government-subsidised savings scheme for people of working age on low incomes and in receipt of specified benefits.