Bill · started in the Commons
Appropriation Act 2010
Authorise the use of resources for the service of the years ending with 31 March 2009 and 31 March 2010 and to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending with 31 March 2010; and to appropriate the supply authorised in this Session of Parliament for the service of the years ending with 31 March 2009 and 31 March 2010.
Now an Act of Parliament
The story so farThe Appropriation Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 10 March 2010 by Mr Alistair Darling (Labour). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Appropriation Act 2010, receiving Royal Assent on 18 March 2010.
What the bill does
<p>The Bill provides parliamentary authority for funds requested by the Government. It is part of the 'supply procedure', which is how Parliament grants the Government’s requests for resources.</p><p>Two Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bills are passed each year, in March and July. They are sometimes referred to simply as 'Appropriation Bills'. These, together with the Consolidated Fund Bill, provide authorisation from Parliament for the resources sought by the Government. Proceedings on the Bill are formal - there is no debate and the Bill goes through 'on the nod'.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>authorises provision sought in the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2009/10 and the Statement of Excesses for 2008/09</li><li>authorises the release of money from the Consolidated Fund, which is the Government’s bank account</li><li>places limits on the purposes for which the money may be spent</li></ul>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 10 Mar 2010
- 2nd reading Commons 11 Mar 2010
- 3rd reading Commons 11 Mar 2010
- 1st reading Lords 11 Mar 2010
- 2nd reading Lords 17 Mar 2010
- Committee stage Lords 17 Mar 2010
- 3rd reading Lords 17 Mar 2010
- Royal Assent Unassigned 18 Mar 2010
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 28 Mar 2012.