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A reading of a bill is a stage of debate on the bill held by a general body of a legislature.. In the Westminster system, developed in the United Kingdom, there are generally three readings of a bill as it passes through the stages of becoming, or failing to become, legislation.
Today in Parliament is a British radio programme that covers the daily proceedings of the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), on BBC Radio 4. When re-broadcast the next day, it is known as Yesterday in Parliament .
The last time this happened was at the second reading of the Shops Bill for the government of Margaret Thatcher in 1986. The bill, which liberalised controls on Sunday trading, was defeated in the Commons by 14 votes. [17] [18] Second reading debates on government bills usually take a day, in practice about six hours.
However, it was defeated at its second reading by 330–118. [2] In May 2021, another PMB was introduced on assisted dying by Molly Meacher, Baroness Meacher, and received its second reading in the House of Lords but did not progress. [3] Dame Esther Rantzen is a high-profile campaigner in support of the bill.
BBC Parliament is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel from the BBC that showcases parliamentary content from across the United Kingdom. It broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the British Parliament (House of Commons, House of Lords and Select Committees), the Scottish Parliament, the London Assembly, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Senedd.
It received its formal first reading on 26 January 1999. [1] The bill sought to transfer the power to authorise military strikes against Iraq from the monarch to Parliament . The long title of the bill was "A Bill to require the prior approval, by a simple majority of the House of Commons, of military action by United Kingdom forces against ...
By Elizabeth Piper and William James. LONDON (Reuters) -Boris Johnson deliberately misled the British parliament in an unprecedented way over rule-breaking parties at his office during COVID-19 ...
First reading: This stage is a mere formality; it involves the reading of the title of the proposed bill and distribution of the bill to members of parliament. Second reading: As in the UK, the stage involves a debate on the general principles of the bill and is followed by a vote. Again, the second reading of a government bill is usually ...