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Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2012

To authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2013; to authorise both the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund and the application of income for that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised for that year by this Act and by the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipationand Adjustments) Act 2012.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 4 July 2012 by Mr Mark Hoban (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2012, receiving Royal Assent on 17 July 2012.

What the bill does

<p>The Bill provides Parliamentary authority for funds requested by the Government. It is part of 'supply procedure', which is how Parliament grants the Government&rsquo;s requests for resources. Proceedings on the Bill are formal: there is no debate and the Bill goes through 'on the nod'. </p><p>This type of Bill was previously known as the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill. Following changes to financial reporting to Parliament, brought about by the Alignment project, the Bill is now known as the Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>authorises the release of money from the Consolidated Fund which is the Government&rsquo;s bank account</li><li>places limits on the purposes for which the money may be spent.</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 4 Jul 2012
  2. 2nd reading Commons 5 Jul 2012
  3. 3rd reading Commons 5 Jul 2012
  4. 1st reading Lords 5 Jul 2012
  5. 2nd reading Lords 16 Jul 2012
  6. Committee stage Lords 16 Jul 2012
  7. Report stage Lords 16 Jul 2012
  8. 3rd reading Lords 16 Jul 2012
  9. Royal Assent Unassigned 17 Jul 2012

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 1 Nov 2012.