DRAFT BILLS

In preparation for legislation, the Government is also proposing to publish the following 5 bills in draft over the next year for pre-legislative scrutiny:

House of Lords reform bill

The Government has already made significant reforms to the House of Lords and will bring forward further reform through the Constitutional Renewal Bill.  To complete this final phase of reform, the Government will then set out proposals and publish a draft bill for a smaller and democratically constituted second chamber.

Antarctica bill

Implementing a new annex to the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty to enhance the environmental protection of Antarctica and establish a liability regime for environmental emergencies.

Immigration simplification bill

Replacing the many existing Immigration Acts with a single, simplified Act.

Civil law reform bill

Bringing forward a number of civil law reform measures making the law simpler and more up to date.

Animal health responsibility and cost sharing bill

Creating mechanisms and means of how responsibilities and costs can be shared between Government and the farming industry for animal disease control.

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