Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill
8 December 2010 (updated on 8 December 2010)
The Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill received its second reading - a general debate on all aspects of the Bill along with all remaining stages in the House of Lords on Tuesday 7 December.
Lord Sassoon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, introduced the debate.
- Watch the second reading debate on the Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill
- Read a transcript of the debate on the Bill
The Bill is known as a 'Money Bill'. The House of Lords cannot amend Money Bills so committee stage, report stage and third reading are just formalities.
Royal Assent of the Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill - the final stage of a Bill's passage through Parliament when the Bill becomes an Act (law) - is expected to take place on 16 December.
Further information
The second reading of the Bill usually takes place two weeks after the first reading. The government Minister or a senior spokesperson in the Lords for the government department responsible for the Bill opens the debate. Second reading provides the first opportunity for Members of the Lords to discuss the purpose of a Bill and its main principles.