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Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2015

A Bill To authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2014, 31 March 2015 and 31 March 2016; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the years ending with 31 March 2015 and 31 March 2016; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2014 and 31 March 2015.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 3 March 2015 by Mr George Osborne (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2015, receiving Royal Assent on 26 March 2015.

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.</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 3 Mar 2015
  2. 2nd reading Commons 4 Mar 2015
  3. 3rd reading Commons 4 Mar 2015
  4. 1st reading Lords 4 Mar 2015
  5. 2nd reading Lords 17 Mar 2015
  6. Committee stage Lords 17 Mar 2015
  7. Report stage Lords 17 Mar 2015
  8. 3rd reading Lords 17 Mar 2015
  9. Royal Assent Unassigned 26 Mar 2015

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 27 Mar 2015.