Government legislative programme in full
Gordon Brown’s Building Britain’s Future plans have shone a light on the next 12 months of legislation. Here, politics.co.uk gives you the full breakdown of the bills and proposals, some of them still without a home, coming up as the general election approaches.
Police crime and private security bill
Parents of children who breach an antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) will be forced to go on a course. Reduced forms for stop and search. Age certificates for video games. New regulations on private wheel clampers.
Digital economy bill
Reaffirms deadline for universal broadband and implements some of the Digital Britain report suggestions on illegal file sharing.
Flood and water management bill
Curbs on pool and pressure hose use to ward off water shortages. Potential for new powers for water companies to put meters in people’s houses.
Improving schools and safeguarding children bill
Guaranteed one-on-one tuition. Guaranteed place in education or training until 18. Good headteachers given responsibility for entire chains of schools.
Animal health responsibility and cost sharing bill
Animal disease taxes for horses, cattle and other animals. Compulsory insurance to cover future disease outbreaks.
Cluster munitions prohibitions bill
Confirms previous commitment to forcing UK companies to give up on cluster munitions, following the international convention in Dublin, which has so far been ratified by only 11 countries.
Constitutional renewal bill
Finish reform of the Lords by getting rid of hereditary peers and making a smaller second chamber. Allow for expulsion of peers. Put civil servants’ neutrality on a legal footing.
Child poverty bill
Puts 2020 targets into law.
Equality bill</ b>
Consolidates all previous equality legislation into one bill, and forces audits of firms to ensure they are paying men and women equal wages.
Other proposals:
Under-25’s without employment for a year or more will be forced to take a job, training position, or work experience or face losing benefits.
Patients given “enforceable rights” to treatment within 18 weeks. Cancer patients guaranteed meeting with cancer specialist within two weeks, or sent to private health care providers.
National rail electrification programme. National cycling plan. Use of green buses to be encouraged.
110,000 affordable houses to be built over two years. Priority given to people who can demonstrate local connections.
