Green
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Green paper
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Contains the general proposal
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Winged
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White paper
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More detailed proposal are set out after the initial consultations
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Dragons
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Draft
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The proposals are drafted into a bill by government lawyers and then
published
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Fly
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First reading
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The bill is usually introduced to the House of Commons. This merely
notifies the House of the bill and its subject matter. There is no debate.
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Slowly
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Second reading
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This is the main debate on the principles of the bill, followed by a
vote.
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Clockwise
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Committee stage
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A committee between 16 and 50 MPs examines the details of the bill
clause by clause and suggests amendments.
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Round
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Report stage
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The committee reports back these amendments to the House.
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The
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Third Reading
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This usually coincides with the report stage and marks the final
debate on the bill in its amended form in the House of Commons.
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Old
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Other house
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The bill passes to the ‘other house’ (House of Lords) for similar
procedures, although in the committee stage in the lords the whole House acts
as a committee.
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Ruin
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Royal assent
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The Monarch gives approval to the bill. This is a formality and is
not undertaken by the Queen personally.
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