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Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2020

A Bill to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2021; 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 (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2020.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 9 July 2020 by Jesse Norman (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2020, receiving Royal Assent on 22 July 2020.

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 9 Jul 2020
  2. 2nd reading Commons 13 Jul 2020
  3. 3rd reading Commons 13 Jul 2020
  4. 1st reading Lords 13 Jul 2020
  5. 2nd reading Lords 17 Jul 2020
  6. Committee negatived Lords 17 Jul 2020
  7. 3rd reading Lords 17 Jul 2020
  8. Royal Assent Unassigned 22 Jul 2020

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 24 Jul 2020.