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2024.05.13 09:06 sasalek Here are all the laws MPs are voting on this week, explained in plain English!

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The Criminal Justice Bill makes a return to the Commons this week.
It's reportedly been in limbo amid backlash from Tory MPs over the part that would 'criminalise' homelessness. Former ministers are among those who have tabled amendments to counter this part of the bill.
Elsewhere, Rishi Sunak will make his pitch to voters ahead of the next election.
He'll say the UK "stands at a crossroads" ahead of "some of the most dangerous years".
And Friday brings private members' bills.
It's a long list, but as ever only a small handful will be heard in the time alotted.

MONDAY 13 MAY

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 14 MAY

Bathing Waters (Monitoring and Reporting) Bill Requires local authorities to test the quality of bathing waters all year round. Currently they only have to test between May and September. Ten minute rule motion presented by Selaine Saxby.

WEDNESDAY 15 MAY

Child Sexual Abuse Material (Digital Devices) Bill Requires people to grant access to their digital devices when entering the UK where there is a reasonable suspicion that the device may contain child sexual abuse material. Ten minute rule motion presented by Pauline Latham.
Criminal Justice Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part) A wide-ranging bill giving the police more powers and introducing tougher sentencing for sexual and violent criminals. Among other things, it creates a new criminal offence of possessing a bladed article with the intent to cause harm, allows police to drug test more suspects on arrest, and tackles nuisance begging and rough sleeping. Draft bill (PDF)

THURSDAY 16 MAY

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 17 MAY

Licensing Hours Extensions Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England and Wales Makes it easier for pubs and bars to extend their opening hours during national events like the World Cup by allowing the government to grant a temporary easing of restrictions. Usually this would be done by Parliament but can't happen if Parliament is in recess. Private members' bill presented by Emma Lewell-Buck. Draft bill (PDF)
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland The Pension Protection Fund and The Financial Assistance Scheme are two bodies that provide financial help to members who lose some or all of their defined benefit pension, incuding people who are terminally ill. This bill extends the definition of terminally ill to people with a life expectency of 12 months, up from six months. Private members' bill presented by Laurence Robertson. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to appoint a Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief. Private members' bill presented by Fiona Bruce. Draft bill (PDF)
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires dog owners to pay full compensation to farmers if livestock are killed in dog attacks. Currently a convicted dog owner can only be fined £1,000. Also requires police to record dog attacks on livestock, and allows them to obtain DNA from suspect dogs. Private members' bill presented by Therese Coffey. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Enables local authorities to run secure 16 to 19 Academies – institutions principally concerned with the education of young people above compulsory school age and below 19 – and prevents them from being run for profit. Private members' bill presented by Caroline Johnson. Draft bill (PDF)
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires schools and local authorities to follow best practice guidelines to support families and help get persistently absent children back into the classroom. Private members' bill presented by Vicky Ford. Draft bill (PDF)
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires spaceflight licences to include details of the holder's indemnity limit – the maximum amount their insurer will pay out on a claim. Private members' bill presented by Jonathan Lord. Draft bill (PDF)
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill – 2nd reading Regulates the import of dogs, cats, and ferrets, aiming to ensure their health and safety during transportation and deter illegal trade practices. Private members' bill presented by Selaine Saxby. Bill not yet published
Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill – 2nd reading Requires benefit claimants to be given warnings before they are sanctioned. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill – 2nd reading Makes arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) directly accountable to Parliament. ALBs include executive agencies like the Met Office, non-departmental public bodies like the Environment Agency, and non-ministerial departments like HMRC. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Anonymity of Suspects Bill – 2nd reading Creates an offence of disclosing the identity of a person who is the subject of an investigation. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Government of Wales (Referendum on Devolution) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Wales Legislates for a referendum on devolution in Wales. Provides that another such referendum can't happend for another 25 years. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Immigration and Nationality Fees (Exemption for NHS Clinical Staff) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Exempts NHS clinical staff from paying fees related to immigration, such as applying for indefinite leave to remain. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Welfare Benefits (Adequacy, Debt and Deductions) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the potential benefits of banning deductions on certain benefits in the first six months, restricting deductions where a claimant is at risk of hardship, reducing the maximum amount of a claim that can be deducted, and changing the priority order in which debt repayments are recovered by deductions. Private members’ bill presented by David Linden. Bill not yet published
Public Sector Websites (Data Charges) Bill – 2nd reading Requires providers of electronic communications networks to allow customers to access certain public sector websites for free. Private members' bill presented by Simon Lightwood. Bill not yet published
Pets (Microchips) Bill – 2nd reading Requires local authorities to scan a deceased cat's microchip and try to return it to its owner before disposing of it. Requires vets to confirm the person presenting a healthy animal to be euthanised is its registered owner. They must also check the microchip for details of previous owners and offer the animal to them before proceeding. Also known as Gizmo's law and Tuk's law. Private members' bill presented by James Daly. Bill not yet published
Climate and Nature Bill – 2nd reading Requires the UK to achieve climate and nature targets. The government must implement a strategy with help from a new Climate and Nature Assembly. Private members' bill presented by Alex Sobel. Bill not yet published
Disposal of Waste (Advertising and Penalty Provision) Bill – 2nd reading Requires social media and other advertising platforms to ensure waste collection companies posting adverts are registered with the Environment Agency. Requires councils to fine or prosecute anyone who fly tips or uses a rogue trader who fly tips. Private members' bill presented by Paul Bristow. Bill not yet published
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity (Ratification of Treaty) Bill – 2nd reading Concerns the UK’s ratification of the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Private members’ bill presented by Kevin Foster. More information not currently available. Bill not yet published
State Pension Age (Compensation) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish proposals for a compensation scheme for 'WASPI women' – those born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1960 who have been affected by increases in the state pension age. Private members' bill presented by Alan Brown. Bill not yet published
Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill – 2nd reading Starts an inquiry into how arms sold to foreign states are used, to determine whether they have been used to break international law. Suspends the sale of arms to foreign states where it can't be shown that those arms won't be used to break international law. Private members' bill presented by Zarah Sultana. Bill not yet published
Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill – 2nd reading Requires off-road vehicles like quadbikes to be registered and have a registration plate. Private members' bill presented by Anne McLaughlin. Bill not yet published
Horticultural Peat (Prohibition of Sale) Bill – 2nd reading Bans the sale of horticultural peat in England by the end of 2024. This would follow through on a long-standing government commitment, because of the environmental impact of peat mining. Private members' bill presented by Theresa Villiers Bill not yet published
Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill – 2nd reading Establishes a legal definition of employment, which includes zero-hours contracts and agency workers. The aim is to prevent abuse of people working under these arrangements. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Health and Safety at Work Bill – 2nd reading Amend the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to make provision about civil liability for breaches of health and safety duties. More information not yet available. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill – 2nd reading Allows asylum seekers to challenge a proposed eviction in an independent court or tribunal. Establishes asylum seeker accommodation eviction procedures for public authorities. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill – 2nd reading Allows the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to identify and investigate systemic problems in the benefits system and make relevant recommendations to the government. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Grants asylum seekers permission to work if they have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application. Private members' bill presented by Carol Monaghan. Draft bill (PDF)
Corporate Homicide Bill – 2nd reading Makes changes to the criminal offence of corporate homicide. More information not yet published. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Deductions from Universal Credit (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the impact of deductions from Universal Credit on the levels of destitution among claimants. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to prevent the evictions of Universal Credit claimants who are behind on rent. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Food Poverty Strategy Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish a strategy for ending the need for food banks by 2030. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on the merits of repealing the so-called "bedroom tax" (a cut in benefits for those living in a council or housing association property deemed to have one or more spare bedrooms). Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Scotland Devolves employment matters in Scotland. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish annual calculations of the benefit and tax credit rates needed for a representative household to afford to buy meals in accordance with the Eatwell Guide to eating healthily. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland Prevents a Universal Credit claimant from being sanctioned for refusing work on a zero-hours contract. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Amends the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to change the law around parliamentary scrutiny of lockdowns. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill – 2nd reading Decriminalises non-payment of the licence fee by over-75s. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill - 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Caps exit payments made to outgoing employees of public sector organisations. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Green Belt (Protection) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England and Wales Establishes a national register of green belt land in England. Restricts the ability of local authorities to de-designate green belt land. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Reverses the expansion of London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), the tax on driving more polluting vehicles that was expanded to all London boroughs in August 2023. Private members' bill presented by Gareth Johnson. Bill not yet published
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Limits the legal defences available to highway authorities when they're sued for non-repair of a highway. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Provides for financial assistance to people who have become disabled after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, and to the next of kin of people who have died shortly after, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Allows MPs or Lords to amend most statutory instruments – secondary legislation that is used to make changes to existing laws – before they are approved. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Extends the offence of having a dog dangerously out of control to cover private property as well as public places. Private members' bill presented by Angela Smith. Draft bill
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts goods or services from VAT if they are beneficial to the environment, health and safety, education, or for charitable purposes. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Diagnosis and Treatment Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts motor homes from caravan site licensing requirements. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales Gives patients access to alternative non-NHS England treatment if they've waited for more than one year for hospital treatment. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill – 2nd reading Privatises the BBC and distributes shares in the corporation to all licence fee payers. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Expands the definition of children's clothing, including school uniforms, so more of it is VAT exempt. Currently clothes and shoes for "young children" are VAT exempt, but there is no legal definition of that term. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill – 2nd reading Requires a Regulatory Impact Assessment (a specific method for analysing policy) to be published for all primary and secondary legislation introduced by the government. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Barnett Formula (Replacement) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on proposals to replace the Barnett Formula (the formula used to decide how much public money is given to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) with a scheme based on an assessment of relative needs. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill – 2nd reading Requires public authorities to investigate breaches of the law, and take enforcement action. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill – 2nd reading Creates new offences for people who have entered the UK illegally, or have overstayed their visas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill – 2nd reading Extends co-payment (paying for treatment at the point of service like going to the dentist) to more NHS services in England. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Sites Bill – 2nd reading Removes the requirement for planning permission when applying for a caravan site licence. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Removes VAT on domestic electricity and oil and gas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill – 2nd reading Makes involvement in child criminal exploitation an aggravating factor in sentencing for some drugs money launding offences, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Paul Beresford. Bill not yet published
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2024.05.13 09:06 sasalek Here are all the laws MPs are voting on this week, explained in plain English!

Click here to join more than 5,000 people and get this in your email inbox for free every Sunday.
The Criminal Justice Bill makes a return to the Commons this week.
It's reportedly been in limbo amid backlash from Tory MPs over the part that would 'criminalise' homelessness. Former ministers are among those who have tabled amendments to counter this part of the bill.
Elsewhere, Rishi Sunak will make his pitch to voters ahead of the next election.
He'll say the UK "stands at a crossroads" ahead of "some of the most dangerous years".
And Friday brings private members' bills.
It's a long list, but as ever only a small handful will be heard in the time alotted.

MONDAY 13 MAY

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 14 MAY

Bathing Waters (Monitoring and Reporting) Bill Requires local authorities to test the quality of bathing waters all year round. Currently they only have to test between May and September. Ten minute rule motion presented by Selaine Saxby.

WEDNESDAY 15 MAY

Child Sexual Abuse Material (Digital Devices) Bill Requires people to grant access to their digital devices when entering the UK where there is a reasonable suspicion that the device may contain child sexual abuse material. Ten minute rule motion presented by Pauline Latham.
Criminal Justice Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part) A wide-ranging bill giving the police more powers and introducing tougher sentencing for sexual and violent criminals. Among other things, it creates a new criminal offence of possessing a bladed article with the intent to cause harm, allows police to drug test more suspects on arrest, and tackles nuisance begging and rough sleeping. Draft bill (PDF)

THURSDAY 16 MAY

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 17 MAY

Licensing Hours Extensions Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England and Wales Makes it easier for pubs and bars to extend their opening hours during national events like the World Cup by allowing the government to grant a temporary easing of restrictions. Usually this would be done by Parliament but can't happen if Parliament is in recess. Private members' bill presented by Emma Lewell-Buck. Draft bill (PDF)
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland The Pension Protection Fund and The Financial Assistance Scheme are two bodies that provide financial help to members who lose some or all of their defined benefit pension, incuding people who are terminally ill. This bill extends the definition of terminally ill to people with a life expectency of 12 months, up from six months. Private members' bill presented by Laurence Robertson. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to appoint a Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief. Private members' bill presented by Fiona Bruce. Draft bill (PDF)
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires dog owners to pay full compensation to farmers if livestock are killed in dog attacks. Currently a convicted dog owner can only be fined £1,000. Also requires police to record dog attacks on livestock, and allows them to obtain DNA from suspect dogs. Private members' bill presented by Therese Coffey. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Enables local authorities to run secure 16 to 19 Academies – institutions principally concerned with the education of young people above compulsory school age and below 19 – and prevents them from being run for profit. Private members' bill presented by Caroline Johnson. Draft bill (PDF)
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires schools and local authorities to follow best practice guidelines to support families and help get persistently absent children back into the classroom. Private members' bill presented by Vicky Ford. Draft bill (PDF)
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires spaceflight licences to include details of the holder's indemnity limit – the maximum amount their insurer will pay out on a claim. Private members' bill presented by Jonathan Lord. Draft bill (PDF)
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill – 2nd reading Regulates the import of dogs, cats, and ferrets, aiming to ensure their health and safety during transportation and deter illegal trade practices. Private members' bill presented by Selaine Saxby. Bill not yet published
Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill – 2nd reading Requires benefit claimants to be given warnings before they are sanctioned. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill – 2nd reading Makes arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) directly accountable to Parliament. ALBs include executive agencies like the Met Office, non-departmental public bodies like the Environment Agency, and non-ministerial departments like HMRC. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Anonymity of Suspects Bill – 2nd reading Creates an offence of disclosing the identity of a person who is the subject of an investigation. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Government of Wales (Referendum on Devolution) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Wales Legislates for a referendum on devolution in Wales. Provides that another such referendum can't happend for another 25 years. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Immigration and Nationality Fees (Exemption for NHS Clinical Staff) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Exempts NHS clinical staff from paying fees related to immigration, such as applying for indefinite leave to remain. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Welfare Benefits (Adequacy, Debt and Deductions) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the potential benefits of banning deductions on certain benefits in the first six months, restricting deductions where a claimant is at risk of hardship, reducing the maximum amount of a claim that can be deducted, and changing the priority order in which debt repayments are recovered by deductions. Private members’ bill presented by David Linden. Bill not yet published
Public Sector Websites (Data Charges) Bill – 2nd reading Requires providers of electronic communications networks to allow customers to access certain public sector websites for free. Private members' bill presented by Simon Lightwood. Bill not yet published
Pets (Microchips) Bill – 2nd reading Requires local authorities to scan a deceased cat's microchip and try to return it to its owner before disposing of it. Requires vets to confirm the person presenting a healthy animal to be euthanised is its registered owner. They must also check the microchip for details of previous owners and offer the animal to them before proceeding. Also known as Gizmo's law and Tuk's law. Private members' bill presented by James Daly. Bill not yet published
Climate and Nature Bill – 2nd reading Requires the UK to achieve climate and nature targets. The government must implement a strategy with help from a new Climate and Nature Assembly. Private members' bill presented by Alex Sobel. Bill not yet published
Disposal of Waste (Advertising and Penalty Provision) Bill – 2nd reading Requires social media and other advertising platforms to ensure waste collection companies posting adverts are registered with the Environment Agency. Requires councils to fine or prosecute anyone who fly tips or uses a rogue trader who fly tips. Private members' bill presented by Paul Bristow. Bill not yet published
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity (Ratification of Treaty) Bill – 2nd reading Concerns the UK’s ratification of the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Private members’ bill presented by Kevin Foster. More information not currently available. Bill not yet published
State Pension Age (Compensation) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish proposals for a compensation scheme for 'WASPI women' – those born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1960 who have been affected by increases in the state pension age. Private members' bill presented by Alan Brown. Bill not yet published
Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill – 2nd reading Starts an inquiry into how arms sold to foreign states are used, to determine whether they have been used to break international law. Suspends the sale of arms to foreign states where it can't be shown that those arms won't be used to break international law. Private members' bill presented by Zarah Sultana. Bill not yet published
Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill – 2nd reading Requires off-road vehicles like quadbikes to be registered and have a registration plate. Private members' bill presented by Anne McLaughlin. Bill not yet published
Horticultural Peat (Prohibition of Sale) Bill – 2nd reading Bans the sale of horticultural peat in England by the end of 2024. This would follow through on a long-standing government commitment, because of the environmental impact of peat mining. Private members' bill presented by Theresa Villiers Bill not yet published
Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill – 2nd reading Establishes a legal definition of employment, which includes zero-hours contracts and agency workers. The aim is to prevent abuse of people working under these arrangements. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Health and Safety at Work Bill – 2nd reading Amend the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to make provision about civil liability for breaches of health and safety duties. More information not yet available. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill – 2nd reading Allows asylum seekers to challenge a proposed eviction in an independent court or tribunal. Establishes asylum seeker accommodation eviction procedures for public authorities. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill – 2nd reading Allows the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to identify and investigate systemic problems in the benefits system and make relevant recommendations to the government. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Grants asylum seekers permission to work if they have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application. Private members' bill presented by Carol Monaghan. Draft bill (PDF)
Corporate Homicide Bill – 2nd reading Makes changes to the criminal offence of corporate homicide. More information not yet published. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Deductions from Universal Credit (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the impact of deductions from Universal Credit on the levels of destitution among claimants. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to prevent the evictions of Universal Credit claimants who are behind on rent. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Food Poverty Strategy Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish a strategy for ending the need for food banks by 2030. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on the merits of repealing the so-called "bedroom tax" (a cut in benefits for those living in a council or housing association property deemed to have one or more spare bedrooms). Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Scotland Devolves employment matters in Scotland. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish annual calculations of the benefit and tax credit rates needed for a representative household to afford to buy meals in accordance with the Eatwell Guide to eating healthily. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland Prevents a Universal Credit claimant from being sanctioned for refusing work on a zero-hours contract. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Amends the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to change the law around parliamentary scrutiny of lockdowns. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill – 2nd reading Decriminalises non-payment of the licence fee by over-75s. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill - 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Caps exit payments made to outgoing employees of public sector organisations. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Green Belt (Protection) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England and Wales Establishes a national register of green belt land in England. Restricts the ability of local authorities to de-designate green belt land. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Reverses the expansion of London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), the tax on driving more polluting vehicles that was expanded to all London boroughs in August 2023. Private members' bill presented by Gareth Johnson. Bill not yet published
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Limits the legal defences available to highway authorities when they're sued for non-repair of a highway. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Provides for financial assistance to people who have become disabled after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, and to the next of kin of people who have died shortly after, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Allows MPs or Lords to amend most statutory instruments – secondary legislation that is used to make changes to existing laws – before they are approved. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Extends the offence of having a dog dangerously out of control to cover private property as well as public places. Private members' bill presented by Angela Smith. Draft bill
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts goods or services from VAT if they are beneficial to the environment, health and safety, education, or for charitable purposes. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Diagnosis and Treatment Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts motor homes from caravan site licensing requirements. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales Gives patients access to alternative non-NHS England treatment if they've waited for more than one year for hospital treatment. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill – 2nd reading Privatises the BBC and distributes shares in the corporation to all licence fee payers. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Expands the definition of children's clothing, including school uniforms, so more of it is VAT exempt. Currently clothes and shoes for "young children" are VAT exempt, but there is no legal definition of that term. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill – 2nd reading Requires a Regulatory Impact Assessment (a specific method for analysing policy) to be published for all primary and secondary legislation introduced by the government. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Barnett Formula (Replacement) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on proposals to replace the Barnett Formula (the formula used to decide how much public money is given to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) with a scheme based on an assessment of relative needs. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill – 2nd reading Requires public authorities to investigate breaches of the law, and take enforcement action. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill – 2nd reading Creates new offences for people who have entered the UK illegally, or have overstayed their visas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill – 2nd reading Extends co-payment (paying for treatment at the point of service like going to the dentist) to more NHS services in England. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Sites Bill – 2nd reading Removes the requirement for planning permission when applying for a caravan site licence. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Removes VAT on domestic electricity and oil and gas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill – 2nd reading Makes involvement in child criminal exploitation an aggravating factor in sentencing for some drugs money launding offences, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Paul Beresford. Bill not yet published
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The Criminal Justice Bill makes a return to the Commons this week.
It's reportedly been in limbo amid backlash from Tory MPs over the part that would 'criminalise' homelessness. Former ministers are among those who have tabled amendments to counter this part of the bill.
Elsewhere, Rishi Sunak will make his pitch to voters ahead of the next election.
He'll say the UK "stands at a crossroads" ahead of "some of the most dangerous years".
And Friday brings private members' bills.
It's a long list, but as ever only a small handful will be heard in the time alotted.

MONDAY 13 MAY

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 14 MAY

Bathing Waters (Monitoring and Reporting) Bill Requires local authorities to test the quality of bathing waters all year round. Currently they only have to test between May and September. Ten minute rule motion presented by Selaine Saxby.

WEDNESDAY 15 MAY

Child Sexual Abuse Material (Digital Devices) Bill Requires people to grant access to their digital devices when entering the UK where there is a reasonable suspicion that the device may contain child sexual abuse material. Ten minute rule motion presented by Pauline Latham.
Criminal Justice Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part) A wide-ranging bill giving the police more powers and introducing tougher sentencing for sexual and violent criminals. Among other things, it creates a new criminal offence of possessing a bladed article with the intent to cause harm, allows police to drug test more suspects on arrest, and tackles nuisance begging and rough sleeping. Draft bill (PDF)

THURSDAY 16 MAY

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 17 MAY

Licensing Hours Extensions Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England and Wales Makes it easier for pubs and bars to extend their opening hours during national events like the World Cup by allowing the government to grant a temporary easing of restrictions. Usually this would be done by Parliament but can't happen if Parliament is in recess. Private members' bill presented by Emma Lewell-Buck. Draft bill (PDF)
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland The Pension Protection Fund and The Financial Assistance Scheme are two bodies that provide financial help to members who lose some or all of their defined benefit pension, incuding people who are terminally ill. This bill extends the definition of terminally ill to people with a life expectency of 12 months, up from six months. Private members' bill presented by Laurence Robertson. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to appoint a Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief. Private members' bill presented by Fiona Bruce. Draft bill (PDF)
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires dog owners to pay full compensation to farmers if livestock are killed in dog attacks. Currently a convicted dog owner can only be fined £1,000. Also requires police to record dog attacks on livestock, and allows them to obtain DNA from suspect dogs. Private members' bill presented by Therese Coffey. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Enables local authorities to run secure 16 to 19 Academies – institutions principally concerned with the education of young people above compulsory school age and below 19 – and prevents them from being run for profit. Private members' bill presented by Caroline Johnson. Draft bill (PDF)
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires schools and local authorities to follow best practice guidelines to support families and help get persistently absent children back into the classroom. Private members' bill presented by Vicky Ford. Draft bill (PDF)
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires spaceflight licences to include details of the holder's indemnity limit – the maximum amount their insurer will pay out on a claim. Private members' bill presented by Jonathan Lord. Draft bill (PDF)
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill – 2nd reading Regulates the import of dogs, cats, and ferrets, aiming to ensure their health and safety during transportation and deter illegal trade practices. Private members' bill presented by Selaine Saxby. Bill not yet published
Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill – 2nd reading Requires benefit claimants to be given warnings before they are sanctioned. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill – 2nd reading Makes arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) directly accountable to Parliament. ALBs include executive agencies like the Met Office, non-departmental public bodies like the Environment Agency, and non-ministerial departments like HMRC. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Anonymity of Suspects Bill – 2nd reading Creates an offence of disclosing the identity of a person who is the subject of an investigation. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Government of Wales (Referendum on Devolution) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Wales Legislates for a referendum on devolution in Wales. Provides that another such referendum can't happend for another 25 years. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Immigration and Nationality Fees (Exemption for NHS Clinical Staff) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Exempts NHS clinical staff from paying fees related to immigration, such as applying for indefinite leave to remain. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Welfare Benefits (Adequacy, Debt and Deductions) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the potential benefits of banning deductions on certain benefits in the first six months, restricting deductions where a claimant is at risk of hardship, reducing the maximum amount of a claim that can be deducted, and changing the priority order in which debt repayments are recovered by deductions. Private members’ bill presented by David Linden. Bill not yet published
Public Sector Websites (Data Charges) Bill – 2nd reading Requires providers of electronic communications networks to allow customers to access certain public sector websites for free. Private members' bill presented by Simon Lightwood. Bill not yet published
Pets (Microchips) Bill – 2nd reading Requires local authorities to scan a deceased cat's microchip and try to return it to its owner before disposing of it. Requires vets to confirm the person presenting a healthy animal to be euthanised is its registered owner. They must also check the microchip for details of previous owners and offer the animal to them before proceeding. Also known as Gizmo's law and Tuk's law. Private members' bill presented by James Daly. Bill not yet published
Climate and Nature Bill – 2nd reading Requires the UK to achieve climate and nature targets. The government must implement a strategy with help from a new Climate and Nature Assembly. Private members' bill presented by Alex Sobel. Bill not yet published
Disposal of Waste (Advertising and Penalty Provision) Bill – 2nd reading Requires social media and other advertising platforms to ensure waste collection companies posting adverts are registered with the Environment Agency. Requires councils to fine or prosecute anyone who fly tips or uses a rogue trader who fly tips. Private members' bill presented by Paul Bristow. Bill not yet published
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity (Ratification of Treaty) Bill – 2nd reading Concerns the UK’s ratification of the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Private members’ bill presented by Kevin Foster. More information not currently available. Bill not yet published
State Pension Age (Compensation) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish proposals for a compensation scheme for 'WASPI women' – those born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1960 who have been affected by increases in the state pension age. Private members' bill presented by Alan Brown. Bill not yet published
Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill – 2nd reading Starts an inquiry into how arms sold to foreign states are used, to determine whether they have been used to break international law. Suspends the sale of arms to foreign states where it can't be shown that those arms won't be used to break international law. Private members' bill presented by Zarah Sultana. Bill not yet published
Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill – 2nd reading Requires off-road vehicles like quadbikes to be registered and have a registration plate. Private members' bill presented by Anne McLaughlin. Bill not yet published
Horticultural Peat (Prohibition of Sale) Bill – 2nd reading Bans the sale of horticultural peat in England by the end of 2024. This would follow through on a long-standing government commitment, because of the environmental impact of peat mining. Private members' bill presented by Theresa Villiers Bill not yet published
Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill – 2nd reading Establishes a legal definition of employment, which includes zero-hours contracts and agency workers. The aim is to prevent abuse of people working under these arrangements. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Health and Safety at Work Bill – 2nd reading Amend the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to make provision about civil liability for breaches of health and safety duties. More information not yet available. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill – 2nd reading Allows asylum seekers to challenge a proposed eviction in an independent court or tribunal. Establishes asylum seeker accommodation eviction procedures for public authorities. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill – 2nd reading Allows the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to identify and investigate systemic problems in the benefits system and make relevant recommendations to the government. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Grants asylum seekers permission to work if they have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application. Private members' bill presented by Carol Monaghan. Draft bill (PDF)
Corporate Homicide Bill – 2nd reading Makes changes to the criminal offence of corporate homicide. More information not yet published. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Deductions from Universal Credit (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the impact of deductions from Universal Credit on the levels of destitution among claimants. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to prevent the evictions of Universal Credit claimants who are behind on rent. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Food Poverty Strategy Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish a strategy for ending the need for food banks by 2030. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on the merits of repealing the so-called "bedroom tax" (a cut in benefits for those living in a council or housing association property deemed to have one or more spare bedrooms). Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Scotland Devolves employment matters in Scotland. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish annual calculations of the benefit and tax credit rates needed for a representative household to afford to buy meals in accordance with the Eatwell Guide to eating healthily. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland Prevents a Universal Credit claimant from being sanctioned for refusing work on a zero-hours contract. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Amends the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to change the law around parliamentary scrutiny of lockdowns. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill – 2nd reading Decriminalises non-payment of the licence fee by over-75s. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill - 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Caps exit payments made to outgoing employees of public sector organisations. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Green Belt (Protection) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England and Wales Establishes a national register of green belt land in England. Restricts the ability of local authorities to de-designate green belt land. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Reverses the expansion of London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), the tax on driving more polluting vehicles that was expanded to all London boroughs in August 2023. Private members' bill presented by Gareth Johnson. Bill not yet published
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Limits the legal defences available to highway authorities when they're sued for non-repair of a highway. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Provides for financial assistance to people who have become disabled after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, and to the next of kin of people who have died shortly after, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Allows MPs or Lords to amend most statutory instruments – secondary legislation that is used to make changes to existing laws – before they are approved. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Extends the offence of having a dog dangerously out of control to cover private property as well as public places. Private members' bill presented by Angela Smith. Draft bill
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts goods or services from VAT if they are beneficial to the environment, health and safety, education, or for charitable purposes. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Diagnosis and Treatment Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts motor homes from caravan site licensing requirements. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales Gives patients access to alternative non-NHS England treatment if they've waited for more than one year for hospital treatment. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill – 2nd reading Privatises the BBC and distributes shares in the corporation to all licence fee payers. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Expands the definition of children's clothing, including school uniforms, so more of it is VAT exempt. Currently clothes and shoes for "young children" are VAT exempt, but there is no legal definition of that term. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill – 2nd reading Requires a Regulatory Impact Assessment (a specific method for analysing policy) to be published for all primary and secondary legislation introduced by the government. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Barnett Formula (Replacement) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on proposals to replace the Barnett Formula (the formula used to decide how much public money is given to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) with a scheme based on an assessment of relative needs. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill – 2nd reading Requires public authorities to investigate breaches of the law, and take enforcement action. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill – 2nd reading Creates new offences for people who have entered the UK illegally, or have overstayed their visas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill – 2nd reading Extends co-payment (paying for treatment at the point of service like going to the dentist) to more NHS services in England. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Sites Bill – 2nd reading Removes the requirement for planning permission when applying for a caravan site licence. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Removes VAT on domestic electricity and oil and gas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill – 2nd reading Makes involvement in child criminal exploitation an aggravating factor in sentencing for some drugs money launding offences, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Paul Beresford. Bill not yet published
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2024.05.13 09:06 sasalek Here are all the laws MPs are voting on this week, explained in plain English!

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The Criminal Justice Bill makes a return to the Commons this week.
It's reportedly been in limbo amid backlash from Tory MPs over the part that would 'criminalise' homelessness. Former ministers are among those who have tabled amendments to counter this part of the bill.
Elsewhere, Rishi Sunak will make his pitch to voters ahead of the next election.
He'll say the UK "stands at a crossroads" ahead of "some of the most dangerous years".
And Friday brings private members' bills.
It's a long list, but as ever only a small handful will be heard in the time alotted.

MONDAY 13 MAY

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 14 MAY

Bathing Waters (Monitoring and Reporting) Bill Requires local authorities to test the quality of bathing waters all year round. Currently they only have to test between May and September. Ten minute rule motion presented by Selaine Saxby.

WEDNESDAY 15 MAY

Child Sexual Abuse Material (Digital Devices) Bill Requires people to grant access to their digital devices when entering the UK where there is a reasonable suspicion that the device may contain child sexual abuse material. Ten minute rule motion presented by Pauline Latham.
Criminal Justice Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part) A wide-ranging bill giving the police more powers and introducing tougher sentencing for sexual and violent criminals. Among other things, it creates a new criminal offence of possessing a bladed article with the intent to cause harm, allows police to drug test more suspects on arrest, and tackles nuisance begging and rough sleeping. Draft bill (PDF)

THURSDAY 16 MAY

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 17 MAY

Licensing Hours Extensions Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England and Wales Makes it easier for pubs and bars to extend their opening hours during national events like the World Cup by allowing the government to grant a temporary easing of restrictions. Usually this would be done by Parliament but can't happen if Parliament is in recess. Private members' bill presented by Emma Lewell-Buck. Draft bill (PDF)
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland The Pension Protection Fund and The Financial Assistance Scheme are two bodies that provide financial help to members who lose some or all of their defined benefit pension, incuding people who are terminally ill. This bill extends the definition of terminally ill to people with a life expectency of 12 months, up from six months. Private members' bill presented by Laurence Robertson. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to appoint a Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief. Private members' bill presented by Fiona Bruce. Draft bill (PDF)
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires dog owners to pay full compensation to farmers if livestock are killed in dog attacks. Currently a convicted dog owner can only be fined £1,000. Also requires police to record dog attacks on livestock, and allows them to obtain DNA from suspect dogs. Private members' bill presented by Therese Coffey. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Enables local authorities to run secure 16 to 19 Academies – institutions principally concerned with the education of young people above compulsory school age and below 19 – and prevents them from being run for profit. Private members' bill presented by Caroline Johnson. Draft bill (PDF)
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires schools and local authorities to follow best practice guidelines to support families and help get persistently absent children back into the classroom. Private members' bill presented by Vicky Ford. Draft bill (PDF)
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires spaceflight licences to include details of the holder's indemnity limit – the maximum amount their insurer will pay out on a claim. Private members' bill presented by Jonathan Lord. Draft bill (PDF)
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill – 2nd reading Regulates the import of dogs, cats, and ferrets, aiming to ensure their health and safety during transportation and deter illegal trade practices. Private members' bill presented by Selaine Saxby. Bill not yet published
Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill – 2nd reading Requires benefit claimants to be given warnings before they are sanctioned. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill – 2nd reading Makes arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) directly accountable to Parliament. ALBs include executive agencies like the Met Office, non-departmental public bodies like the Environment Agency, and non-ministerial departments like HMRC. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Anonymity of Suspects Bill – 2nd reading Creates an offence of disclosing the identity of a person who is the subject of an investigation. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Government of Wales (Referendum on Devolution) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Wales Legislates for a referendum on devolution in Wales. Provides that another such referendum can't happend for another 25 years. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Immigration and Nationality Fees (Exemption for NHS Clinical Staff) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Exempts NHS clinical staff from paying fees related to immigration, such as applying for indefinite leave to remain. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Welfare Benefits (Adequacy, Debt and Deductions) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the potential benefits of banning deductions on certain benefits in the first six months, restricting deductions where a claimant is at risk of hardship, reducing the maximum amount of a claim that can be deducted, and changing the priority order in which debt repayments are recovered by deductions. Private members’ bill presented by David Linden. Bill not yet published
Public Sector Websites (Data Charges) Bill – 2nd reading Requires providers of electronic communications networks to allow customers to access certain public sector websites for free. Private members' bill presented by Simon Lightwood. Bill not yet published
Pets (Microchips) Bill – 2nd reading Requires local authorities to scan a deceased cat's microchip and try to return it to its owner before disposing of it. Requires vets to confirm the person presenting a healthy animal to be euthanised is its registered owner. They must also check the microchip for details of previous owners and offer the animal to them before proceeding. Also known as Gizmo's law and Tuk's law. Private members' bill presented by James Daly. Bill not yet published
Climate and Nature Bill – 2nd reading Requires the UK to achieve climate and nature targets. The government must implement a strategy with help from a new Climate and Nature Assembly. Private members' bill presented by Alex Sobel. Bill not yet published
Disposal of Waste (Advertising and Penalty Provision) Bill – 2nd reading Requires social media and other advertising platforms to ensure waste collection companies posting adverts are registered with the Environment Agency. Requires councils to fine or prosecute anyone who fly tips or uses a rogue trader who fly tips. Private members' bill presented by Paul Bristow. Bill not yet published
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity (Ratification of Treaty) Bill – 2nd reading Concerns the UK’s ratification of the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Private members’ bill presented by Kevin Foster. More information not currently available. Bill not yet published
State Pension Age (Compensation) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish proposals for a compensation scheme for 'WASPI women' – those born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1960 who have been affected by increases in the state pension age. Private members' bill presented by Alan Brown. Bill not yet published
Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill – 2nd reading Starts an inquiry into how arms sold to foreign states are used, to determine whether they have been used to break international law. Suspends the sale of arms to foreign states where it can't be shown that those arms won't be used to break international law. Private members' bill presented by Zarah Sultana. Bill not yet published
Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill – 2nd reading Requires off-road vehicles like quadbikes to be registered and have a registration plate. Private members' bill presented by Anne McLaughlin. Bill not yet published
Horticultural Peat (Prohibition of Sale) Bill – 2nd reading Bans the sale of horticultural peat in England by the end of 2024. This would follow through on a long-standing government commitment, because of the environmental impact of peat mining. Private members' bill presented by Theresa Villiers Bill not yet published
Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill – 2nd reading Establishes a legal definition of employment, which includes zero-hours contracts and agency workers. The aim is to prevent abuse of people working under these arrangements. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Health and Safety at Work Bill – 2nd reading Amend the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to make provision about civil liability for breaches of health and safety duties. More information not yet available. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill – 2nd reading Allows asylum seekers to challenge a proposed eviction in an independent court or tribunal. Establishes asylum seeker accommodation eviction procedures for public authorities. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill – 2nd reading Allows the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to identify and investigate systemic problems in the benefits system and make relevant recommendations to the government. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Grants asylum seekers permission to work if they have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application. Private members' bill presented by Carol Monaghan. Draft bill (PDF)
Corporate Homicide Bill – 2nd reading Makes changes to the criminal offence of corporate homicide. More information not yet published. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Deductions from Universal Credit (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the impact of deductions from Universal Credit on the levels of destitution among claimants. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to prevent the evictions of Universal Credit claimants who are behind on rent. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Food Poverty Strategy Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish a strategy for ending the need for food banks by 2030. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on the merits of repealing the so-called "bedroom tax" (a cut in benefits for those living in a council or housing association property deemed to have one or more spare bedrooms). Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Scotland Devolves employment matters in Scotland. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish annual calculations of the benefit and tax credit rates needed for a representative household to afford to buy meals in accordance with the Eatwell Guide to eating healthily. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland Prevents a Universal Credit claimant from being sanctioned for refusing work on a zero-hours contract. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Amends the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to change the law around parliamentary scrutiny of lockdowns. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill – 2nd reading Decriminalises non-payment of the licence fee by over-75s. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill - 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Caps exit payments made to outgoing employees of public sector organisations. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Green Belt (Protection) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England and Wales Establishes a national register of green belt land in England. Restricts the ability of local authorities to de-designate green belt land. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Reverses the expansion of London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), the tax on driving more polluting vehicles that was expanded to all London boroughs in August 2023. Private members' bill presented by Gareth Johnson. Bill not yet published
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Limits the legal defences available to highway authorities when they're sued for non-repair of a highway. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Provides for financial assistance to people who have become disabled after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, and to the next of kin of people who have died shortly after, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Allows MPs or Lords to amend most statutory instruments – secondary legislation that is used to make changes to existing laws – before they are approved. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Extends the offence of having a dog dangerously out of control to cover private property as well as public places. Private members' bill presented by Angela Smith. Draft bill
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts goods or services from VAT if they are beneficial to the environment, health and safety, education, or for charitable purposes. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Diagnosis and Treatment Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts motor homes from caravan site licensing requirements. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales Gives patients access to alternative non-NHS England treatment if they've waited for more than one year for hospital treatment. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill – 2nd reading Privatises the BBC and distributes shares in the corporation to all licence fee payers. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Expands the definition of children's clothing, including school uniforms, so more of it is VAT exempt. Currently clothes and shoes for "young children" are VAT exempt, but there is no legal definition of that term. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill – 2nd reading Requires a Regulatory Impact Assessment (a specific method for analysing policy) to be published for all primary and secondary legislation introduced by the government. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Barnett Formula (Replacement) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on proposals to replace the Barnett Formula (the formula used to decide how much public money is given to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) with a scheme based on an assessment of relative needs. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill – 2nd reading Requires public authorities to investigate breaches of the law, and take enforcement action. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill – 2nd reading Creates new offences for people who have entered the UK illegally, or have overstayed their visas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill – 2nd reading Extends co-payment (paying for treatment at the point of service like going to the dentist) to more NHS services in England. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Sites Bill – 2nd reading Removes the requirement for planning permission when applying for a caravan site licence. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Removes VAT on domestic electricity and oil and gas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill – 2nd reading Makes involvement in child criminal exploitation an aggravating factor in sentencing for some drugs money launding offences, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Paul Beresford. Bill not yet published
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2024.05.13 09:06 sasalek Here are all the laws MPs are voting on this week, explained in plain English!

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The Criminal Justice Bill makes a return to the Commons this week.
It's reportedly been in limbo amid backlash from Tory MPs over the part that would 'criminalise' homelessness. Former ministers are among those who have tabled amendments to counter this part of the bill.
Elsewhere, Rishi Sunak will make his pitch to voters ahead of the next election.
He'll say the UK "stands at a crossroads" ahead of "some of the most dangerous years".
And Friday brings private members' bills.
It's a long list, but as ever only a small handful will be heard in the time alotted.

MONDAY 13 MAY

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 14 MAY

Bathing Waters (Monitoring and Reporting) Bill Requires local authorities to test the quality of bathing waters all year round. Currently they only have to test between May and September. Ten minute rule motion presented by Selaine Saxby.

WEDNESDAY 15 MAY

Child Sexual Abuse Material (Digital Devices) Bill Requires people to grant access to their digital devices when entering the UK where there is a reasonable suspicion that the device may contain child sexual abuse material. Ten minute rule motion presented by Pauline Latham.
Criminal Justice Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part) A wide-ranging bill giving the police more powers and introducing tougher sentencing for sexual and violent criminals. Among other things, it creates a new criminal offence of possessing a bladed article with the intent to cause harm, allows police to drug test more suspects on arrest, and tackles nuisance begging and rough sleeping. Draft bill (PDF)

THURSDAY 16 MAY

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 17 MAY

Licensing Hours Extensions Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England and Wales Makes it easier for pubs and bars to extend their opening hours during national events like the World Cup by allowing the government to grant a temporary easing of restrictions. Usually this would be done by Parliament but can't happen if Parliament is in recess. Private members' bill presented by Emma Lewell-Buck. Draft bill (PDF)
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland The Pension Protection Fund and The Financial Assistance Scheme are two bodies that provide financial help to members who lose some or all of their defined benefit pension, incuding people who are terminally ill. This bill extends the definition of terminally ill to people with a life expectency of 12 months, up from six months. Private members' bill presented by Laurence Robertson. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to appoint a Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief. Private members' bill presented by Fiona Bruce. Draft bill (PDF)
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires dog owners to pay full compensation to farmers if livestock are killed in dog attacks. Currently a convicted dog owner can only be fined £1,000. Also requires police to record dog attacks on livestock, and allows them to obtain DNA from suspect dogs. Private members' bill presented by Therese Coffey. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Enables local authorities to run secure 16 to 19 Academies – institutions principally concerned with the education of young people above compulsory school age and below 19 – and prevents them from being run for profit. Private members' bill presented by Caroline Johnson. Draft bill (PDF)
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires schools and local authorities to follow best practice guidelines to support families and help get persistently absent children back into the classroom. Private members' bill presented by Vicky Ford. Draft bill (PDF)
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires spaceflight licences to include details of the holder's indemnity limit – the maximum amount their insurer will pay out on a claim. Private members' bill presented by Jonathan Lord. Draft bill (PDF)
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill – 2nd reading Regulates the import of dogs, cats, and ferrets, aiming to ensure their health and safety during transportation and deter illegal trade practices. Private members' bill presented by Selaine Saxby. Bill not yet published
Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill – 2nd reading Requires benefit claimants to be given warnings before they are sanctioned. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill – 2nd reading Makes arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) directly accountable to Parliament. ALBs include executive agencies like the Met Office, non-departmental public bodies like the Environment Agency, and non-ministerial departments like HMRC. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Anonymity of Suspects Bill – 2nd reading Creates an offence of disclosing the identity of a person who is the subject of an investigation. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Government of Wales (Referendum on Devolution) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Wales Legislates for a referendum on devolution in Wales. Provides that another such referendum can't happend for another 25 years. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Immigration and Nationality Fees (Exemption for NHS Clinical Staff) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Exempts NHS clinical staff from paying fees related to immigration, such as applying for indefinite leave to remain. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Welfare Benefits (Adequacy, Debt and Deductions) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the potential benefits of banning deductions on certain benefits in the first six months, restricting deductions where a claimant is at risk of hardship, reducing the maximum amount of a claim that can be deducted, and changing the priority order in which debt repayments are recovered by deductions. Private members’ bill presented by David Linden. Bill not yet published
Public Sector Websites (Data Charges) Bill – 2nd reading Requires providers of electronic communications networks to allow customers to access certain public sector websites for free. Private members' bill presented by Simon Lightwood. Bill not yet published
Pets (Microchips) Bill – 2nd reading Requires local authorities to scan a deceased cat's microchip and try to return it to its owner before disposing of it. Requires vets to confirm the person presenting a healthy animal to be euthanised is its registered owner. They must also check the microchip for details of previous owners and offer the animal to them before proceeding. Also known as Gizmo's law and Tuk's law. Private members' bill presented by James Daly. Bill not yet published
Climate and Nature Bill – 2nd reading Requires the UK to achieve climate and nature targets. The government must implement a strategy with help from a new Climate and Nature Assembly. Private members' bill presented by Alex Sobel. Bill not yet published
Disposal of Waste (Advertising and Penalty Provision) Bill – 2nd reading Requires social media and other advertising platforms to ensure waste collection companies posting adverts are registered with the Environment Agency. Requires councils to fine or prosecute anyone who fly tips or uses a rogue trader who fly tips. Private members' bill presented by Paul Bristow. Bill not yet published
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity (Ratification of Treaty) Bill – 2nd reading Concerns the UK’s ratification of the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Private members’ bill presented by Kevin Foster. More information not currently available. Bill not yet published
State Pension Age (Compensation) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish proposals for a compensation scheme for 'WASPI women' – those born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1960 who have been affected by increases in the state pension age. Private members' bill presented by Alan Brown. Bill not yet published
Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill – 2nd reading Starts an inquiry into how arms sold to foreign states are used, to determine whether they have been used to break international law. Suspends the sale of arms to foreign states where it can't be shown that those arms won't be used to break international law. Private members' bill presented by Zarah Sultana. Bill not yet published
Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill – 2nd reading Requires off-road vehicles like quadbikes to be registered and have a registration plate. Private members' bill presented by Anne McLaughlin. Bill not yet published
Horticultural Peat (Prohibition of Sale) Bill – 2nd reading Bans the sale of horticultural peat in England by the end of 2024. This would follow through on a long-standing government commitment, because of the environmental impact of peat mining. Private members' bill presented by Theresa Villiers Bill not yet published
Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill – 2nd reading Establishes a legal definition of employment, which includes zero-hours contracts and agency workers. The aim is to prevent abuse of people working under these arrangements. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Health and Safety at Work Bill – 2nd reading Amend the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to make provision about civil liability for breaches of health and safety duties. More information not yet available. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill – 2nd reading Allows asylum seekers to challenge a proposed eviction in an independent court or tribunal. Establishes asylum seeker accommodation eviction procedures for public authorities. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill – 2nd reading Allows the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to identify and investigate systemic problems in the benefits system and make relevant recommendations to the government. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Grants asylum seekers permission to work if they have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application. Private members' bill presented by Carol Monaghan. Draft bill (PDF)
Corporate Homicide Bill – 2nd reading Makes changes to the criminal offence of corporate homicide. More information not yet published. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Deductions from Universal Credit (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the impact of deductions from Universal Credit on the levels of destitution among claimants. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to prevent the evictions of Universal Credit claimants who are behind on rent. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Food Poverty Strategy Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish a strategy for ending the need for food banks by 2030. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on the merits of repealing the so-called "bedroom tax" (a cut in benefits for those living in a council or housing association property deemed to have one or more spare bedrooms). Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Scotland Devolves employment matters in Scotland. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish annual calculations of the benefit and tax credit rates needed for a representative household to afford to buy meals in accordance with the Eatwell Guide to eating healthily. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland Prevents a Universal Credit claimant from being sanctioned for refusing work on a zero-hours contract. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Amends the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to change the law around parliamentary scrutiny of lockdowns. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill – 2nd reading Decriminalises non-payment of the licence fee by over-75s. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill - 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Caps exit payments made to outgoing employees of public sector organisations. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Green Belt (Protection) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England and Wales Establishes a national register of green belt land in England. Restricts the ability of local authorities to de-designate green belt land. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Reverses the expansion of London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), the tax on driving more polluting vehicles that was expanded to all London boroughs in August 2023. Private members' bill presented by Gareth Johnson. Bill not yet published
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Limits the legal defences available to highway authorities when they're sued for non-repair of a highway. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Provides for financial assistance to people who have become disabled after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, and to the next of kin of people who have died shortly after, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Allows MPs or Lords to amend most statutory instruments – secondary legislation that is used to make changes to existing laws – before they are approved. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Extends the offence of having a dog dangerously out of control to cover private property as well as public places. Private members' bill presented by Angela Smith. Draft bill
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts goods or services from VAT if they are beneficial to the environment, health and safety, education, or for charitable purposes. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Diagnosis and Treatment Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts motor homes from caravan site licensing requirements. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales Gives patients access to alternative non-NHS England treatment if they've waited for more than one year for hospital treatment. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill – 2nd reading Privatises the BBC and distributes shares in the corporation to all licence fee payers. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Expands the definition of children's clothing, including school uniforms, so more of it is VAT exempt. Currently clothes and shoes for "young children" are VAT exempt, but there is no legal definition of that term. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill – 2nd reading Requires a Regulatory Impact Assessment (a specific method for analysing policy) to be published for all primary and secondary legislation introduced by the government. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Barnett Formula (Replacement) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on proposals to replace the Barnett Formula (the formula used to decide how much public money is given to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) with a scheme based on an assessment of relative needs. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill – 2nd reading Requires public authorities to investigate breaches of the law, and take enforcement action. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill – 2nd reading Creates new offences for people who have entered the UK illegally, or have overstayed their visas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill – 2nd reading Extends co-payment (paying for treatment at the point of service like going to the dentist) to more NHS services in England. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Sites Bill – 2nd reading Removes the requirement for planning permission when applying for a caravan site licence. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Removes VAT on domestic electricity and oil and gas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill – 2nd reading Makes involvement in child criminal exploitation an aggravating factor in sentencing for some drugs money launding offences, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Paul Beresford. Bill not yet published
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2024.05.13 09:05 sasalek Here are all the laws MPs are voting on this week, explained in plain English!

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The Criminal Justice Bill makes a return to the Commons this week.
It's reportedly been in limbo amid backlash from Tory MPs over the part that would 'criminalise' homelessness. Former ministers are among those who have tabled amendments to counter this part of the bill.
Elsewhere, Rishi Sunak will make his pitch to voters ahead of the next election.
He'll say the UK "stands at a crossroads" ahead of "some of the most dangerous years".
And Friday brings private members' bills.
It's a long list, but as ever only a small handful will be heard in the time alotted.

MONDAY 13 MAY

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 14 MAY

Bathing Waters (Monitoring and Reporting) Bill Requires local authorities to test the quality of bathing waters all year round. Currently they only have to test between May and September. Ten minute rule motion presented by Selaine Saxby.

WEDNESDAY 15 MAY

Child Sexual Abuse Material (Digital Devices) Bill Requires people to grant access to their digital devices when entering the UK where there is a reasonable suspicion that the device may contain child sexual abuse material. Ten minute rule motion presented by Pauline Latham.
Criminal Justice Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part) A wide-ranging bill giving the police more powers and introducing tougher sentencing for sexual and violent criminals. Among other things, it creates a new criminal offence of possessing a bladed article with the intent to cause harm, allows police to drug test more suspects on arrest, and tackles nuisance begging and rough sleeping. Draft bill (PDF)

THURSDAY 16 MAY

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 17 MAY

Licensing Hours Extensions Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England and Wales Makes it easier for pubs and bars to extend their opening hours during national events like the World Cup by allowing the government to grant a temporary easing of restrictions. Usually this would be done by Parliament but can't happen if Parliament is in recess. Private members' bill presented by Emma Lewell-Buck. Draft bill (PDF)
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland The Pension Protection Fund and The Financial Assistance Scheme are two bodies that provide financial help to members who lose some or all of their defined benefit pension, incuding people who are terminally ill. This bill extends the definition of terminally ill to people with a life expectency of 12 months, up from six months. Private members' bill presented by Laurence Robertson. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to appoint a Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief. Private members' bill presented by Fiona Bruce. Draft bill (PDF)
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires dog owners to pay full compensation to farmers if livestock are killed in dog attacks. Currently a convicted dog owner can only be fined £1,000. Also requires police to record dog attacks on livestock, and allows them to obtain DNA from suspect dogs. Private members' bill presented by Therese Coffey. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Enables local authorities to run secure 16 to 19 Academies – institutions principally concerned with the education of young people above compulsory school age and below 19 – and prevents them from being run for profit. Private members' bill presented by Caroline Johnson. Draft bill (PDF)
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires schools and local authorities to follow best practice guidelines to support families and help get persistently absent children back into the classroom. Private members' bill presented by Vicky Ford. Draft bill (PDF)
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires spaceflight licences to include details of the holder's indemnity limit – the maximum amount their insurer will pay out on a claim. Private members' bill presented by Jonathan Lord. Draft bill (PDF)
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill – 2nd reading Regulates the import of dogs, cats, and ferrets, aiming to ensure their health and safety during transportation and deter illegal trade practices. Private members' bill presented by Selaine Saxby. Bill not yet published
Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill – 2nd reading Requires benefit claimants to be given warnings before they are sanctioned. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill – 2nd reading Makes arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) directly accountable to Parliament. ALBs include executive agencies like the Met Office, non-departmental public bodies like the Environment Agency, and non-ministerial departments like HMRC. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Anonymity of Suspects Bill – 2nd reading Creates an offence of disclosing the identity of a person who is the subject of an investigation. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Government of Wales (Referendum on Devolution) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Wales Legislates for a referendum on devolution in Wales. Provides that another such referendum can't happend for another 25 years. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Immigration and Nationality Fees (Exemption for NHS Clinical Staff) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Exempts NHS clinical staff from paying fees related to immigration, such as applying for indefinite leave to remain. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Welfare Benefits (Adequacy, Debt and Deductions) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the potential benefits of banning deductions on certain benefits in the first six months, restricting deductions where a claimant is at risk of hardship, reducing the maximum amount of a claim that can be deducted, and changing the priority order in which debt repayments are recovered by deductions. Private members’ bill presented by David Linden. Bill not yet published
Public Sector Websites (Data Charges) Bill – 2nd reading Requires providers of electronic communications networks to allow customers to access certain public sector websites for free. Private members' bill presented by Simon Lightwood. Bill not yet published
Pets (Microchips) Bill – 2nd reading Requires local authorities to scan a deceased cat's microchip and try to return it to its owner before disposing of it. Requires vets to confirm the person presenting a healthy animal to be euthanised is its registered owner. They must also check the microchip for details of previous owners and offer the animal to them before proceeding. Also known as Gizmo's law and Tuk's law. Private members' bill presented by James Daly. Bill not yet published
Climate and Nature Bill – 2nd reading Requires the UK to achieve climate and nature targets. The government must implement a strategy with help from a new Climate and Nature Assembly. Private members' bill presented by Alex Sobel. Bill not yet published
Disposal of Waste (Advertising and Penalty Provision) Bill – 2nd reading Requires social media and other advertising platforms to ensure waste collection companies posting adverts are registered with the Environment Agency. Requires councils to fine or prosecute anyone who fly tips or uses a rogue trader who fly tips. Private members' bill presented by Paul Bristow. Bill not yet published
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity (Ratification of Treaty) Bill – 2nd reading Concerns the UK’s ratification of the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Private members’ bill presented by Kevin Foster. More information not currently available. Bill not yet published
State Pension Age (Compensation) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish proposals for a compensation scheme for 'WASPI women' – those born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1960 who have been affected by increases in the state pension age. Private members' bill presented by Alan Brown. Bill not yet published
Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill – 2nd reading Starts an inquiry into how arms sold to foreign states are used, to determine whether they have been used to break international law. Suspends the sale of arms to foreign states where it can't be shown that those arms won't be used to break international law. Private members' bill presented by Zarah Sultana. Bill not yet published
Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill – 2nd reading Requires off-road vehicles like quadbikes to be registered and have a registration plate. Private members' bill presented by Anne McLaughlin. Bill not yet published
Horticultural Peat (Prohibition of Sale) Bill – 2nd reading Bans the sale of horticultural peat in England by the end of 2024. This would follow through on a long-standing government commitment, because of the environmental impact of peat mining. Private members' bill presented by Theresa Villiers Bill not yet published
Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill – 2nd reading Establishes a legal definition of employment, which includes zero-hours contracts and agency workers. The aim is to prevent abuse of people working under these arrangements. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Health and Safety at Work Bill – 2nd reading Amend the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to make provision about civil liability for breaches of health and safety duties. More information not yet available. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill – 2nd reading Allows asylum seekers to challenge a proposed eviction in an independent court or tribunal. Establishes asylum seeker accommodation eviction procedures for public authorities. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill – 2nd reading Allows the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to identify and investigate systemic problems in the benefits system and make relevant recommendations to the government. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Grants asylum seekers permission to work if they have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application. Private members' bill presented by Carol Monaghan. Draft bill (PDF)
Corporate Homicide Bill – 2nd reading Makes changes to the criminal offence of corporate homicide. More information not yet published. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Deductions from Universal Credit (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the impact of deductions from Universal Credit on the levels of destitution among claimants. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to prevent the evictions of Universal Credit claimants who are behind on rent. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Food Poverty Strategy Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish a strategy for ending the need for food banks by 2030. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on the merits of repealing the so-called "bedroom tax" (a cut in benefits for those living in a council or housing association property deemed to have one or more spare bedrooms). Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Scotland Devolves employment matters in Scotland. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish annual calculations of the benefit and tax credit rates needed for a representative household to afford to buy meals in accordance with the Eatwell Guide to eating healthily. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland Prevents a Universal Credit claimant from being sanctioned for refusing work on a zero-hours contract. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Amends the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to change the law around parliamentary scrutiny of lockdowns. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill – 2nd reading Decriminalises non-payment of the licence fee by over-75s. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill - 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Caps exit payments made to outgoing employees of public sector organisations. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Green Belt (Protection) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England and Wales Establishes a national register of green belt land in England. Restricts the ability of local authorities to de-designate green belt land. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Reverses the expansion of London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), the tax on driving more polluting vehicles that was expanded to all London boroughs in August 2023. Private members' bill presented by Gareth Johnson. Bill not yet published
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Limits the legal defences available to highway authorities when they're sued for non-repair of a highway. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Provides for financial assistance to people who have become disabled after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, and to the next of kin of people who have died shortly after, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Allows MPs or Lords to amend most statutory instruments – secondary legislation that is used to make changes to existing laws – before they are approved. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Extends the offence of having a dog dangerously out of control to cover private property as well as public places. Private members' bill presented by Angela Smith. Draft bill
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts goods or services from VAT if they are beneficial to the environment, health and safety, education, or for charitable purposes. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Diagnosis and Treatment Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts motor homes from caravan site licensing requirements. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales Gives patients access to alternative non-NHS England treatment if they've waited for more than one year for hospital treatment. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill – 2nd reading Privatises the BBC and distributes shares in the corporation to all licence fee payers. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Expands the definition of children's clothing, including school uniforms, so more of it is VAT exempt. Currently clothes and shoes for "young children" are VAT exempt, but there is no legal definition of that term. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill – 2nd reading Requires a Regulatory Impact Assessment (a specific method for analysing policy) to be published for all primary and secondary legislation introduced by the government. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Barnett Formula (Replacement) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on proposals to replace the Barnett Formula (the formula used to decide how much public money is given to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) with a scheme based on an assessment of relative needs. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill – 2nd reading Requires public authorities to investigate breaches of the law, and take enforcement action. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill – 2nd reading Creates new offences for people who have entered the UK illegally, or have overstayed their visas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill – 2nd reading Extends co-payment (paying for treatment at the point of service like going to the dentist) to more NHS services in England. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Sites Bill – 2nd reading Removes the requirement for planning permission when applying for a caravan site licence. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Removes VAT on domestic electricity and oil and gas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill – 2nd reading Makes involvement in child criminal exploitation an aggravating factor in sentencing for some drugs money launding offences, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Paul Beresford. Bill not yet published
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The Criminal Justice Bill makes a return to the Commons this week.
It's reportedly been in limbo amid backlash from Tory MPs over the part that would 'criminalise' homelessness. Former ministers are among those who have tabled amendments to counter this part of the bill.
Elsewhere, Rishi Sunak will make his pitch to voters ahead of the next election.
He'll say the UK "stands at a crossroads" ahead of "some of the most dangerous years".
And Friday brings private members' bills.
It's a long list, but as ever only a small handful will be heard in the time alotted.

MONDAY 13 MAY

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 14 MAY

Bathing Waters (Monitoring and Reporting) Bill Requires local authorities to test the quality of bathing waters all year round. Currently they only have to test between May and September. Ten minute rule motion presented by Selaine Saxby.

WEDNESDAY 15 MAY

Child Sexual Abuse Material (Digital Devices) Bill Requires people to grant access to their digital devices when entering the UK where there is a reasonable suspicion that the device may contain child sexual abuse material. Ten minute rule motion presented by Pauline Latham.
Criminal Justice Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part) A wide-ranging bill giving the police more powers and introducing tougher sentencing for sexual and violent criminals. Among other things, it creates a new criminal offence of possessing a bladed article with the intent to cause harm, allows police to drug test more suspects on arrest, and tackles nuisance begging and rough sleeping. Draft bill (PDF)

THURSDAY 16 MAY

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 17 MAY

Licensing Hours Extensions Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England and Wales Makes it easier for pubs and bars to extend their opening hours during national events like the World Cup by allowing the government to grant a temporary easing of restrictions. Usually this would be done by Parliament but can't happen if Parliament is in recess. Private members' bill presented by Emma Lewell-Buck. Draft bill (PDF)
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland The Pension Protection Fund and The Financial Assistance Scheme are two bodies that provide financial help to members who lose some or all of their defined benefit pension, incuding people who are terminally ill. This bill extends the definition of terminally ill to people with a life expectency of 12 months, up from six months. Private members' bill presented by Laurence Robertson. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to appoint a Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief. Private members' bill presented by Fiona Bruce. Draft bill (PDF)
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires dog owners to pay full compensation to farmers if livestock are killed in dog attacks. Currently a convicted dog owner can only be fined £1,000. Also requires police to record dog attacks on livestock, and allows them to obtain DNA from suspect dogs. Private members' bill presented by Therese Coffey. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Enables local authorities to run secure 16 to 19 Academies – institutions principally concerned with the education of young people above compulsory school age and below 19 – and prevents them from being run for profit. Private members' bill presented by Caroline Johnson. Draft bill (PDF)
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires schools and local authorities to follow best practice guidelines to support families and help get persistently absent children back into the classroom. Private members' bill presented by Vicky Ford. Draft bill (PDF)
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires spaceflight licences to include details of the holder's indemnity limit – the maximum amount their insurer will pay out on a claim. Private members' bill presented by Jonathan Lord. Draft bill (PDF)
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill – 2nd reading Regulates the import of dogs, cats, and ferrets, aiming to ensure their health and safety during transportation and deter illegal trade practices. Private members' bill presented by Selaine Saxby. Bill not yet published
Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill – 2nd reading Requires benefit claimants to be given warnings before they are sanctioned. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill – 2nd reading Makes arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) directly accountable to Parliament. ALBs include executive agencies like the Met Office, non-departmental public bodies like the Environment Agency, and non-ministerial departments like HMRC. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Anonymity of Suspects Bill – 2nd reading Creates an offence of disclosing the identity of a person who is the subject of an investigation. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Government of Wales (Referendum on Devolution) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Wales Legislates for a referendum on devolution in Wales. Provides that another such referendum can't happend for another 25 years. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Immigration and Nationality Fees (Exemption for NHS Clinical Staff) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Exempts NHS clinical staff from paying fees related to immigration, such as applying for indefinite leave to remain. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Welfare Benefits (Adequacy, Debt and Deductions) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the potential benefits of banning deductions on certain benefits in the first six months, restricting deductions where a claimant is at risk of hardship, reducing the maximum amount of a claim that can be deducted, and changing the priority order in which debt repayments are recovered by deductions. Private members’ bill presented by David Linden. Bill not yet published
Public Sector Websites (Data Charges) Bill – 2nd reading Requires providers of electronic communications networks to allow customers to access certain public sector websites for free. Private members' bill presented by Simon Lightwood. Bill not yet published
Pets (Microchips) Bill – 2nd reading Requires local authorities to scan a deceased cat's microchip and try to return it to its owner before disposing of it. Requires vets to confirm the person presenting a healthy animal to be euthanised is its registered owner. They must also check the microchip for details of previous owners and offer the animal to them before proceeding. Also known as Gizmo's law and Tuk's law. Private members' bill presented by James Daly. Bill not yet published
Climate and Nature Bill – 2nd reading Requires the UK to achieve climate and nature targets. The government must implement a strategy with help from a new Climate and Nature Assembly. Private members' bill presented by Alex Sobel. Bill not yet published
Disposal of Waste (Advertising and Penalty Provision) Bill – 2nd reading Requires social media and other advertising platforms to ensure waste collection companies posting adverts are registered with the Environment Agency. Requires councils to fine or prosecute anyone who fly tips or uses a rogue trader who fly tips. Private members' bill presented by Paul Bristow. Bill not yet published
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity (Ratification of Treaty) Bill – 2nd reading Concerns the UK’s ratification of the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Private members’ bill presented by Kevin Foster. More information not currently available. Bill not yet published
State Pension Age (Compensation) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish proposals for a compensation scheme for 'WASPI women' – those born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1960 who have been affected by increases in the state pension age. Private members' bill presented by Alan Brown. Bill not yet published
Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill – 2nd reading Starts an inquiry into how arms sold to foreign states are used, to determine whether they have been used to break international law. Suspends the sale of arms to foreign states where it can't be shown that those arms won't be used to break international law. Private members' bill presented by Zarah Sultana. Bill not yet published
Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill – 2nd reading Requires off-road vehicles like quadbikes to be registered and have a registration plate. Private members' bill presented by Anne McLaughlin. Bill not yet published
Horticultural Peat (Prohibition of Sale) Bill – 2nd reading Bans the sale of horticultural peat in England by the end of 2024. This would follow through on a long-standing government commitment, because of the environmental impact of peat mining. Private members' bill presented by Theresa Villiers Bill not yet published
Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill – 2nd reading Establishes a legal definition of employment, which includes zero-hours contracts and agency workers. The aim is to prevent abuse of people working under these arrangements. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Health and Safety at Work Bill – 2nd reading Amend the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to make provision about civil liability for breaches of health and safety duties. More information not yet available. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill – 2nd reading Allows asylum seekers to challenge a proposed eviction in an independent court or tribunal. Establishes asylum seeker accommodation eviction procedures for public authorities. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill – 2nd reading Allows the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to identify and investigate systemic problems in the benefits system and make relevant recommendations to the government. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Grants asylum seekers permission to work if they have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application. Private members' bill presented by Carol Monaghan. Draft bill (PDF)
Corporate Homicide Bill – 2nd reading Makes changes to the criminal offence of corporate homicide. More information not yet published. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
Deductions from Universal Credit (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the impact of deductions from Universal Credit on the levels of destitution among claimants. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to prevent the evictions of Universal Credit claimants who are behind on rent. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Food Poverty Strategy Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish a strategy for ending the need for food banks by 2030. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on the merits of repealing the so-called "bedroom tax" (a cut in benefits for those living in a council or housing association property deemed to have one or more spare bedrooms). Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Scotland Devolves employment matters in Scotland. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish annual calculations of the benefit and tax credit rates needed for a representative household to afford to buy meals in accordance with the Eatwell Guide to eating healthily. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland Prevents a Universal Credit claimant from being sanctioned for refusing work on a zero-hours contract. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Amends the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to change the law around parliamentary scrutiny of lockdowns. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill – 2nd reading Decriminalises non-payment of the licence fee by over-75s. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill - 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Caps exit payments made to outgoing employees of public sector organisations. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Green Belt (Protection) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England and Wales Establishes a national register of green belt land in England. Restricts the ability of local authorities to de-designate green belt land. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Reverses the expansion of London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), the tax on driving more polluting vehicles that was expanded to all London boroughs in August 2023. Private members' bill presented by Gareth Johnson. Bill not yet published
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Limits the legal defences available to highway authorities when they're sued for non-repair of a highway. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Provides for financial assistance to people who have become disabled after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, and to the next of kin of people who have died shortly after, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Allows MPs or Lords to amend most statutory instruments – secondary legislation that is used to make changes to existing laws – before they are approved. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Extends the offence of having a dog dangerously out of control to cover private property as well as public places. Private members' bill presented by Angela Smith. Draft bill
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts goods or services from VAT if they are beneficial to the environment, health and safety, education, or for charitable purposes. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Diagnosis and Treatment Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill – 2nd reading Exempts motor homes from caravan site licensing requirements. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales Gives patients access to alternative non-NHS England treatment if they've waited for more than one year for hospital treatment. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill – 2nd reading Privatises the BBC and distributes shares in the corporation to all licence fee payers. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Expands the definition of children's clothing, including school uniforms, so more of it is VAT exempt. Currently clothes and shoes for "young children" are VAT exempt, but there is no legal definition of that term. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill – 2nd reading Requires a Regulatory Impact Assessment (a specific method for analysing policy) to be published for all primary and secondary legislation introduced by the government. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Barnett Formula (Replacement) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report on proposals to replace the Barnett Formula (the formula used to decide how much public money is given to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) with a scheme based on an assessment of relative needs. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill – 2nd reading Requires public authorities to investigate breaches of the law, and take enforcement action. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill – 2nd reading Creates new offences for people who have entered the UK illegally, or have overstayed their visas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill – 2nd reading Extends co-payment (paying for treatment at the point of service like going to the dentist) to more NHS services in England. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Sites Bill – 2nd reading Removes the requirement for planning permission when applying for a caravan site licence. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Removes VAT on domestic electricity and oil and gas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill – 2nd reading Makes involvement in child criminal exploitation an aggravating factor in sentencing for some drugs money launding offences, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Paul Beresford. Bill not yet published
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2024.05.13 09:05 sasalek Here are all the laws MPs are voting on this week, explained in plain English!

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The Criminal Justice Bill makes a return to the Commons this week.
It's reportedly been in limbo amid backlash from Tory MPs over the part that would 'criminalise' homelessness. Former ministers are among those who have tabled amendments to counter this part of the bill.
Elsewhere, Rishi Sunak will make his pitch to voters ahead of the next election.
He'll say the UK "stands at a crossroads" ahead of "some of the most dangerous years".
And Friday brings private members' bills.
It's a long list, but as ever only a small handful will be heard in the time alotted.

MONDAY 13 MAY

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 14 MAY

Bathing Waters (Monitoring and Reporting) Bill Requires local authorities to test the quality of bathing waters all year round. Currently they only have to test between May and September. Ten minute rule motion presented by Selaine Saxby.

WEDNESDAY 15 MAY

Child Sexual Abuse Material (Digital Devices) Bill Requires people to grant access to their digital devices when entering the UK where there is a reasonable suspicion that the device may contain child sexual abuse material. Ten minute rule motion presented by Pauline Latham.
Criminal Justice Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part) A wide-ranging bill giving the police more powers and introducing tougher sentencing for sexual and violent criminals. Among other things, it creates a new criminal offence of possessing a bladed article with the intent to cause harm, allows police to drug test more suspects on arrest, and tackles nuisance begging and rough sleeping. Draft bill (PDF)

THURSDAY 16 MAY

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 17 MAY

Licensing Hours Extensions Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England and Wales Makes it easier for pubs and bars to extend their opening hours during national events like the World Cup by allowing the government to grant a temporary easing of restrictions. Usually this would be done by Parliament but can't happen if Parliament is in recess. Private members' bill presented by Emma Lewell-Buck. Draft bill (PDF)
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland The Pension Protection Fund and The Financial Assistance Scheme are two bodies that provide financial help to members who lose some or all of their defined benefit pension, incuding people who are terminally ill. This bill extends the definition of terminally ill to people with a life expectency of 12 months, up from six months. Private members' bill presented by Laurence Robertson. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to appoint a Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief. Private members' bill presented by Fiona Bruce. Draft bill (PDF)
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires dog owners to pay full compensation to farmers if livestock are killed in dog attacks. Currently a convicted dog owner can only be fined £1,000. Also requires police to record dog attacks on livestock, and allows them to obtain DNA from suspect dogs. Private members' bill presented by Therese Coffey. Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Enables local authorities to run secure 16 to 19 Academies – institutions principally concerned with the education of young people above compulsory school age and below 19 – and prevents them from being run for profit. Private members' bill presented by Caroline Johnson. Draft bill (PDF)
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales Requires schools and local authorities to follow best practice guidelines to support families and help get persistently absent children back into the classroom. Private members' bill presented by Vicky Ford. Draft bill (PDF)
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires spaceflight licences to include details of the holder's indemnity limit – the maximum amount their insurer will pay out on a claim. Private members' bill presented by Jonathan Lord. Draft bill (PDF)
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill – 2nd reading Regulates the import of dogs, cats, and ferrets, aiming to ensure their health and safety during transportation and deter illegal trade practices. Private members' bill presented by Selaine Saxby. Bill not yet published
Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill – 2nd reading Requires benefit claimants to be given warnings before they are sanctioned. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill – 2nd reading Makes arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) directly accountable to Parliament. ALBs include executive agencies like the Met Office, non-departmental public bodies like the Environment Agency, and non-ministerial departments like HMRC. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Anonymity of Suspects Bill – 2nd reading Creates an offence of disclosing the identity of a person who is the subject of an investigation. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Government of Wales (Referendum on Devolution) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: Wales Legislates for a referendum on devolution in Wales. Provides that another such referendum can't happend for another 25 years. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Immigration and Nationality Fees (Exemption for NHS Clinical Staff) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Exempts NHS clinical staff from paying fees related to immigration, such as applying for indefinite leave to remain. Private members' bill presented by Rob Roberts. Draft bill (PDF)
Welfare Benefits (Adequacy, Debt and Deductions) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to report to Parliament on the potential benefits of banning deductions on certain benefits in the first six months, restricting deductions where a claimant is at risk of hardship, reducing the maximum amount of a claim that can be deducted, and changing the priority order in which debt repayments are recovered by deductions. Private members’ bill presented by David Linden. Bill not yet published
Public Sector Websites (Data Charges) Bill – 2nd reading Requires providers of electronic communications networks to allow customers to access certain public sector websites for free. Private members' bill presented by Simon Lightwood. Bill not yet published
Pets (Microchips) Bill – 2nd reading Requires local authorities to scan a deceased cat's microchip and try to return it to its owner before disposing of it. Requires vets to confirm the person presenting a healthy animal to be euthanised is its registered owner. They must also check the microchip for details of previous owners and offer the animal to them before proceeding. Also known as Gizmo's law and Tuk's law. Private members' bill presented by James Daly. Bill not yet published
Climate and Nature Bill – 2nd reading Requires the UK to achieve climate and nature targets. The government must implement a strategy with help from a new Climate and Nature Assembly. Private members' bill presented by Alex Sobel. Bill not yet published
Disposal of Waste (Advertising and Penalty Provision) Bill – 2nd reading Requires social media and other advertising platforms to ensure waste collection companies posting adverts are registered with the Environment Agency. Requires councils to fine or prosecute anyone who fly tips or uses a rogue trader who fly tips. Private members' bill presented by Paul Bristow. Bill not yet published
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity (Ratification of Treaty) Bill – 2nd reading Concerns the UK’s ratification of the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Private members’ bill presented by Kevin Foster. More information not currently available. Bill not yet published
State Pension Age (Compensation) Bill – 2nd reading Requires the government to publish proposals for a compensation scheme for 'WASPI women' – those born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1960 who have been affected by increases in the state pension age. Private members' bill presented by Alan Brown. Bill not yet published
Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill – 2nd reading Starts an inquiry into how arms sold to foreign states are used, to determine whether they have been used to break international law. Suspends the sale of arms to foreign states where it can't be shown that those arms won't be used to break international law. Private members' bill presented by Zarah Sultana. Bill not yet published
Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill – 2nd reading Requires off-road vehicles like quadbikes to be registered and have a registration plate. Private members' bill presented by Anne McLaughlin. Bill not yet published
Horticultural Peat (Prohibition of Sale) Bill – 2nd reading Bans the sale of horticultural peat in England by the end of 2024. This would follow through on a long-standing government commitment, because of the environmental impact of peat mining. Private members' bill presented by Theresa Villiers Bill not yet published
Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill – 2nd reading Establishes a legal definition of employment, which includes zero-hours contracts and agency workers. The aim is to prevent abuse of people working under these arrangements. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Health and Safety at Work Bill – 2nd reading Amend the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to make provision about civil liability for breaches of health and safety duties. More information not yet available. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill – 2nd reading Allows asylum seekers to challenge a proposed eviction in an independent court or tribunal. Establishes asylum seeker accommodation eviction procedures for public authorities. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Bill not yet published
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill – 2nd reading Allows the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to identify and investigate systemic problems in the benefits system and make relevant recommendations to the government. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens.
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BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill – 2nd reading Decriminalises non-payment of the licence fee by over-75s. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill - 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Caps exit payments made to outgoing employees of public sector organisations. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill
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Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Reverses the expansion of London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), the tax on driving more polluting vehicles that was expanded to all London boroughs in August 2023. Private members' bill presented by Gareth Johnson. Bill not yet published
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Limits the legal defences available to highway authorities when they're sued for non-repair of a highway. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Requires the government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of people who have suffered ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Provides for financial assistance to people who have become disabled after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, and to the next of kin of people who have died shortly after, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Allows MPs or Lords to amend most statutory instruments – secondary legislation that is used to make changes to existing laws – before they are approved. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading Extends the offence of having a dog dangerously out of control to cover private property as well as public places. Private members' bill presented by Angela Smith. Draft bill
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NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales Gives patients access to alternative non-NHS England treatment if they've waited for more than one year for hospital treatment. Private members' bill presented by Chris Stephens. Draft bill (PDF)
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill – 2nd reading Privatises the BBC and distributes shares in the corporation to all licence fee payers. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Expands the definition of children's clothing, including school uniforms, so more of it is VAT exempt. Currently clothes and shoes for "young children" are VAT exempt, but there is no legal definition of that term. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
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National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill – 2nd reading Extends co-payment (paying for treatment at the point of service like going to the dentist) to more NHS services in England. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Caravan Sites Bill – 2nd reading Removes the requirement for planning permission when applying for a caravan site licence. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Bill not yet published
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill – 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Removes VAT on domestic electricity and oil and gas. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope. Draft bill (PDF)
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill – 2nd reading Makes involvement in child criminal exploitation an aggravating factor in sentencing for some drugs money launding offences, among other things. Private members' bill presented by Paul Beresford. Bill not yet published
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2024.05.07 05:17 Technical-Pick-2243 Where to find cheap cages?

Does anyone know where to find cheap used rat cages for sale? I’ve tried my facebook marketplace, but all they have are ferret nation cages, which obviously my rats would be able to escape from. I’m really trying hard to find one. I’ve check ebay, craigslist, and ofc facebook. I’m wondering if maybe there’s another site I’m forgetting? My boys really need a new cage, as the one before was ruined. Anything helps!
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2024.05.06 20:13 itwasamisclickok Webkinz for sale!

Webkinz for sale!
My currently for sale webkinz !! Please take a look, ask for photos, anything you need!
OFFER!, BUNDLE, etc! (PRICES IN CAD) + ship
Webkinz Signatures: Ferret: 40$ Turtle: 15$ Pig: 25$ Bear: 20$ Rhinox2: 20$ eaxh Hippo: 20$ Clouded leopard: 20$ Pug: 15$ Tiger: 20$ Chowchow: 40$ Cocker spaniel: 20$ Grey tabby: 15$ Owl: 25$ Ragdoll Cat: 70$ Cow: 25$ Seal: 15$ each Chimpanzee (super worn): 5$ Gorilla: 25$ Artic rabbit: 25$
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2024.05.02 21:55 SkyknightXi Exasperating A15 laptop issues (first bootup BSoDs, now squashed framerate)

At least they don’t seem to be concurrent…
For the past six months (I was too worried about not having my laptop on hand to more easily work with my workplace’s spreadsheets), my A15 has typically gone through two or three BSoDs when booting. The great majority of them were Hypervisor Error (despite, to my knowledge, having no virtual anything on here; something preinstalled not sporting the “virtual” descriptor?), but IRQL not Less or Equal also tends to crop up, and others like Clock Watchdog Timeout are pretty rare. The good news is that once the laptop does boot to W11 (usually requiring going straight in from Advanced Options after an auto-diagnosis that hasn’t ever ferreted out the issue), I don’t have to worry about BSoDs. The bad news is that it can’t ever get out of more than about three minutes of sleep by itself since the problems started, certainly not when the lid is closed (maybe on occasion even before then; I don’t recall in either direction), necessitating a hard reset and yet another boot BSoD rigamarole. That or manually shutting down, with the same rigamarole to come. (Oddly, when I checked Event Viewer one or two months ago, it seemed to think all shutdowns were improper, even when I had used the Start Menu option.)
Anyway, today the situation seems to have changed. In the past few hours, restart and boot head straight to the W11 sign-in screen, no BSoDs. However, somethings’s clearly off with the monitor’s processing now. Even scrolling a page in Firefox had definite tearing, and both FFXIV and Grim Dawn (the latter decently low-force graphics and played offline) seemed stuck at single-digit FpS at their startup screens. FFXIV settings, in particular, said it was in fullscreen mode despite the very clear, very not-selected-by-me-before window frame.
If I’m supremely unlucky, the culprit of the boot problem was a faulty graphics sub-component or such (that no test, even by Staples and by an independent repair store, sensed) that only just now gave out in full. I hope it’s short of that, but I start to worry if there was a particular reason Best Buy had them on sale back in February 2023 (the lot this machine came from)…
At the very least, what is known to be able to cause boot BSoDs/Hypervisor Errors, if anything? Let me know if you need Event Viewer logs (and how to supply them…).
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2024.04.28 00:40 SeleneOmniaAndYuri Help me find YooHoo and Friends lemur(?) plush

I found a pink and purple yoohoo plush at a yard sale-ive always thought it was a lemur, but it also could have been a ferret or raccoon. It made a noise when you squeezed it. I lost it like 2 years ago and haven't been able to find something like it anywhere on the yoohoo website or google. It was mostly pink, with a white face and stomach and its tail was pink and purple. It had purple markings. If anyone could point me to it, that would be helpful!
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2024.04.18 18:21 bismuth92 Too Pretty to Die, Chapter 1 [Story]

The bells of the new cathedral rang out a joyful tune as people milled about in the square below. It was the first day of autumn, and the swallowtail festival was in full swing. Musicians played, merchants hawked their goods, and the taverns had set up patios all around the square to feed the crowd. Children laughed and played in the streets.
The swallowtail festival was a religious holiday. Followers of Desna flocked to Sandpoint at this time of year. Today was the grand opening of the new Cathedral, and at dusk tonight, a wagon full of swallowtail butterflies, the holy symbol of Desna, would be released into the square. I wasn’t a religious man myself, but the festival was good for business, so I never complained.
Instead, I stood quietly in my open booth behind rows of fancy decanters, figurines, and jewellery. The sign above my booth read “Sandpoint Glassworks,” and my boss had made me wear a name tag that read “Hello, my name is Urhador” in both Taldane and Varisian. Most of the vendors in the other booths shouted out their pitches to the passersby, hoping to attract attention. But I had a more elegant way. As I passed my hands deftly over my wares, and whispered quietly in a language I did not know, sparks shot from my fingertips and illuminated the fine details of the glassware. Children and tourists were gathered round in awe as my sparks danced in and out of the coloured glass. The spark show was just a little bit of magic I had mastered to improve sales, and while the locals were used to my tricks, it was always a hit at the festival. As the crowd around me reached what I judged to be its maximum size, I decided it was time for the finale. As I raised my hands above my head, and my whispered incantation changed, a cone of searing flame shot out overhead. The audience blinked at the shear brightness. Just as quickly, the flames were gone, and the remaining sparks rained down over me and my goods. Applause followed, and a few tourists from the crowd came forward to buy some trinkets as the rest of the crowd dispersed. As money and goods changed hands, I noticed a peculiar looking couple standing off to the side, perhaps waiting to speak to me. The woman had silver-white hair, though she was young, and amber coloured eyes, and I thought she might be an Aasimar. I hadn’t seen an Aasimar in years. The man was – well – glowing. Even in daylight, his skin shone with an unnatural radiance rather like a jar of fireflies, or a shaded lantern. In all other ways, he looked rather like a half-elf, like me, and a particularly attractive one, at that. He had broad shoulders, a chiseled jaw, delicately pointed ears, and golden hair made more striking by his literal glow. The woman was wearing cleric’s robes, and the man was wearing simple leather armour. He looked like he was ready for a fight, and that worried me a little. As my last few customers filtered away, the odd couple approached me. The woman spoke first:
“Fire-thrower?” she addressed me, as if she’d been searching for me. I wasn’t entirely surprised that she knew the meaning of my name, especially as she seemed to be travelling with a half-elf, but it still felt odd to have my name translated like that.
“Yes, how can I help you? Would you like to buy some fine glass wares? We have something for everyone. Perhaps some jewellery for the lady?” I said, switching into my regular pitch. Young men like the strange glowing one could always be persuaded to buy expensive things for their lady.
“No, thank you,” said the woman, “My name is Asclepius. This is Tenebis. I have been contacted by the Empyreal Lords and sent on a holy mission. A great evil is brewing is these parts, and I am to assemble the Seven who will fight it. You are the last of the Seven.” She pronounced “Seven” like it was a title, and not just a number.
“Am I now?” I said, trying to figure out what sort of con this was.
“I know it sounds far-fetched, but she is telling the truth,” said the man, speaking for the first time. “She comes on strong, but hear her out, please.”
I planned to. This story was far to interesting not to hear, even if it was a load of horse shit.
“Assuming you, and him, and me, where are the other four?” I asked.
“Over there,” she said, nodding sideways at a table on one of the tavern’s patios. I looked over to see who was there. There were indeed four other strange looking characters at the table. Nearest me was a very old, very wrinkled man with the distinctive blue skin of a Samsaran. He wore a robe of green, and by his side lay a magnificent tiger lapping at a bowl of water. Next was a small, pretty young man with pale skin, black hair, and the same unearthly amber eyes as Asclepius. He must be another Aasimar. He was taking apart some sort of firearm and laying the parts of it all over the table. Next to him was a short but muscular Oread, with skin like speckled grey stone. He sat cross-legged atop his chair, his eyes closed as if in meditation, and nursing a cup of tea. He wore baggy pants and no shirt. A bow and a quiver of arrows were slung over his right shoulder. He was well-built, with strong arms and broad shoulders, but his face was ugly as sin. Lastly, a middle aged Elf with thick, round glasses, sat there looking uncomfortable as a ferret chattered away on his shoulder. As I watched him, he picked up a glass of wine and downed it in one go.
“Splendid,” I said, “you have managed to round up an old man, a tinkerer, a simpleton, and a drunkard. At least the tiger, if it’s trained, will do us some good. We’re going to fight a great evil, are we?”
“Yes,” said Asclepius, seeming to miss or ignore my sarcasm. “I do not know the details. But we will know when it is time. Something will happen very soon to spur us to action.”
“Right then,” I said, noticing a potential customer waiting nearby, and trying to hurry this along, “you come get me when that happens. I have glass to sell.”
“We’ll see you in about… five minutes then!” said Asclepius, then turned and walked off toward the rest of the group, Tenebis in tow.
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Five minutes came and went, and nothing out of the ordinary happened. In fact, the whole day passed just as expected. At lunchtime, my boss told me to go enjoy the festivities for a while, but I politely declined, telling him there was a band of crazies about that I’d rather avoid. He chuckled, and let me stay. Longiku rarely laughed. Mostly, he acted like a crotchety old man, though he was only fifty. Occasionally, I found a way to tease him about it without arousing his ire, but mostly I stayed out of his way and let him be grumpy. I thought of Longiku more as an asshole little brother than as a boss, since I’d been apprenticed to his family since before he was born.
Evening came, and Mayor Deverin and Father Zantus took the stage. They made their usual speeches, a soon it was time for the butterfly release. Even I looked forward to this part. I did not worship Desna, but the butterflies clouding the evening sky was always a sight to behold. Some musicians picked up a lively tune, and father Zantus walked over to the covered wagon.
A scream pierced the air. It came from outside the square.
Silence.
Then, singing…
“Goblins chew and goblins bite. Goblins cut and goblins fight. Stab the dog and cut the horse, goblins eat and take by force!
Goblins race and goblins jump goblins slash and goblins bump. Burn the skin and mash the head, goblins here and you be dead!
Chase the baby, catch the pup. Bonk the head to shut it up. Bones be cracked, flesh be stewed, we be goblins! You be food!”
I swore under my breath as I dropped the decanter I was holding and prepared to fight.
“It’s starting,” said a voice behind me. I whirled around. It was Asclepius. This was no time to argue. I nodded to her and we moved off toward the sound of the goblin song together.
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FAQ
What is this?
This is a character journal from a playthrough of the Pathfinder Adventure Path "Rise of the Runelords". It contains spoilers (obviously) from Rise of the Runelords, but game mechanics are abstracted in favour of telling a narrative.
Where can I read more?
The full, novel length story can be read at: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20787326/
This story is 5 years old, why are you posting it to gametales now?
After a long hiatus due to having young children, I have more content coming soon! Over the next few weeks, I'll be posting excerpts from "Too Pretty to Die" to gametales in hopes of drumming up an audience before the next big installment of the story is posted.
Does this story have romance in it? Romance in RPGs is cringe.
Yes, this story has romance in it. The protagonist is a gay man and he does fall in love with another party member during the adventure. Everything is very "fade-to-black". If you think romance in RPGs is cringe, or you are a homophobe, this is probably not the story for you!
I hope you enjoy my story! If you're still reading, please comment below and let me know what you think! I love fan-mail and criticism alike!
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2024.04.13 14:41 Realistic_Rub_5044 Is there a good primer somewhere for beginners?

Is there a good primer somewhere for beginners?
TLDR : can anyone provide a link to a comprehensive guide or YouTube series on scanning to answer most beginner questions?
I picked up a CR Ferret on sale and have been playing around with it for a month. The end goal is to be able to reverse engineer stuff, mostly car parts. I've been playing around with scanning random things in my house to just to get a feel for it, but have been struggling to get decent quality scans. I want to be well practiced and understand the limitations of both the scanner and my software before I start any serious projects.
So far I've learned that controlling my lighting and the reflectiveness of the surface are two of the largest factors in my ability to get good surface detail, but I struggle with artifacts getting picked up in my scan and capturing some finer details. The latter may just be a limitation of my scanner.
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2024.04.05 18:08 Grand-Implement7925 Genuinely surprised

Genuinely surprised
I assumed Beachhead would have sold out first....
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2024.04.04 03:12 sayansaha2 Advice Needed

Advice Needed
Hi. I would like your advice as to whether I should close this deal.
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2024.04.03 01:22 Suitable_Disk Happy National Ferret Day

Today is National Ferret Day! I love ferrets and have one of my own (I know their supposed to have a friend but we lost the other a few months ago), that being said:
Items in my shop are on sale starting today and ending tomorrow! Part of the money made from sales and all money sent to my “Tip Jar” will go to my local ferret shelter! I’m very passionate about these animals and I hope to donate to other shelters eventually!
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2024.03.31 04:35 InspiredByMadness611 I'm making a flashcard app for myself, and I FINALLY extracted all the info I need from the Wiktionary appendix, into a simple computer-readable format. Thought I'd share the text

a ? an exclamation such as ah, oh, or ha a ? used for emphasis, emotion or confirmation a ? used to denote emotion, to emphasize or confirm the preceding word, phrase or sentence, in conjunction with the written exclamation mark or replacing it akesi ? herptile, reptile, amphibian akesi ? a scary or ugly creature akesi ? reptilian, amphibian, or otherwise resembling as such akesi ? to be or turn into a reptile or amphibian ala ? nothing, nothingness ala ? negation ala ? zero ala ? no, none ala ? hardly ala ? to do nothing ala ? to nullify, to annihilate, to erase, delete ala ? not ala ? no, not ala ? used between a reduplicated verb to mark a yes-no question ala ? no alasa ? to hunt, either violently or nonviolently alasa ? to collect, to forage, to gather, to harvest alasa ? to search, to seek, to pursue, to chase, to explore alasa ? to try to, to attempt alasa ? hunt, forage alasa ? search, pursuit, quest alasa ? hunting, foraging alasa ? searching ale ? alias for ali ale ? everything, anything ale ? life, existence ale ? the universe, everything that exists ale ? abundance, plenty ale ? all, every, each, any ale ? entire, whole, complete, full, total ale ? abundant, countless, bountiful, plentiful ale ? universal ale ? comprehensive, thorough ale ? general ale ? to pervade, to be everything or in every part ale ? to commodify, to make universal or thorough ale ? to generalize ale ? one hundred anpa ? bottom, floor anpa ? underside, the area beneath anpa ? to lower anpa ? to bow down anpa ? to defeat anpa ? low, at the bottom anpa ? down, downwards anpa ? humble, lowly anpa ? down ante ? difference, distinction ante ? change, alteration, variation ante ? transformation, transition, adaptation, conversion ante ? contrast, counterpart ante ? to differ, to distinguish ante ? to change, to alter, to modify, to edit ante ? to transform, to adapt, to adjust, to convert ante ? other, separate ante ? different, distinct, unlike ante ? altered, changed, modified ante ? opposed ante ? differently ante ? used before la, otherwise, or else ante ? used before la, used to change subject, anyway anu ? or, either anu ? to choose, to decide anu ? choice, selection, election awen ? to stay, to remain awen ? to wait awen ? to keep, to retain awen ? to preserve, to protect, to conserve, to defend awen ? to continue, to keep on awen ? unmoving, stationary, sedentary, still awen ? permanent, remaining, enduring awen ? waiting, pause awen ? safe, protected, defence awen ? left (remaining) awen ? a wait, stay awen ? protection, safety awen ? endurance awen ? amen e ? Precedes the direct object e ? and (between multiple direct objects) en ? and (chiefly between subjects) epiku ? humorous, epic, cool, awesome epiku ? epicness, the quality or state of being epic epiku ? to be, or to turn epic esun ? shop, store, market, fair, bazaar, retail, place of business esun ? transaction, trade, deal, sale, purchase, commerce esun ? business, enterprise, franchise, company esun ? to exchange, trade, to barter esun ? to exchange for money, to buy, to sell esun ? of or relating to business, commercial, financial esun ? traded, exchanged ijo ? a thing ijo ? object, item, entity, element, stuff ijo ? matter, substance, material ijo ? idea, action, phenomenon ijo ? sentient being ijo ? situation ijo ? something, anything ijo ? to be or turn into an object, to objectify ijo ? to do something ike ? bad, unnecessary ike ? wrong, evil, mean ike ? harmful, unhealthy, nasty ike ? unneeded, irrelevant ike ? conflicting with the philosophy of Toki Pona, overly complex, especially to its detriment ike ? badness, evil ike ? bad state or condition ike ? problem, issue, error ike ? negativity ike ? to be bad, to suck ike ? to make bad or worse, to worsen ike ? to make overly complex ike ? oh no, oh dear ike ? woe, alas ilo ? tool, device, machine, instrument ilo ? technology, software, app ilo ? to be or turn into a tool, to use ilo ? mechanical, technological insa ? inside, centre, core insa ? internal organ, stomach insa ? in between insa ? content insa ? inner, internal insa ? central, core insa ? neutral insa ? to be inside insa ? to insert, to put, or send inside jaki ? gross, disgusting, nasty, repulsive, obscene jaki ? dirty, unclean, unsanitary, filthy jaki ? toxic, infectious jaki ? unhealthy, sickly jaki ? dirt, filth, junk jaki ? garbage, pollution, waste, feces jaki ? infection, disease, bacteria, virus jaki ? to be or to turn dirty, to pollute jaki ? ew, yuck jan ? person jan ? human (Homo sapiens) jan ? a being with equivalent sentience to a human, such as an alien, or that was or sometimes is a human, such as a werewolf jan ? somebody, anybody jan ? of or relating to humans jan ? personal jan ? to turn into a person or human form, to personify, to anthropomorphize jan ? to personalize jasima ? to reflect, to resound, to echo jasima ? to be on the opposite/polar end of jasima ? reflection, mirror, echo jasima ? opposite, reverse jelo ? the color yellow jelo ? to be or turn yellow jelo ? yellow, yellowish jelo ? orange, golden jo ? to have, to contain, to own jo ? to hold in one's hand, to carry, to grasp, to grip jo ? to equip jo ? possession, ownership jo ? property, that which is possessed jo ? contents jo ? possessed, owned, carried, contained kala ? sea creature, an aquatic or semiaquatic animal, such as fish kala ? aquatic mammals, such as whales and dolphins kala ? aquatic, marine, semiaquatic kala ? swimming kala ? to be or turn into a sea creature kala ? to swim kalama ? sound, noise kalama ? music, song kalama ? voice, scream kalama ? utterance, recitation kalama ? to be or to make noise, to make sound kalama ? to play (an instrument) kalama ? to recite, to utter aloud kama ? arrival, the coming of kama ? the future kama ? to come, to arrive kama ? to happen, to come to pass kama ? to cause to happen, to bring about, to summon kama ? to become kama ? to manage kasi ? plant, such as an herb or tree, vegetation kasi ? part of a plant, such as a leaf or wood kasi ? thing resembling a plant, such as fungi or coral kasi ? of or related to plants, botanical kasi ? made of or including plant matter, herbal, vegetated kasi ? to be or to turn into a plant kasi ? to grow as a plant, to vegetate ken ? can, may, to be allowed ken ? to be able or possible ken ? to allow, to enable ken ? permission ken ? ability, capability ken ? possibility, chance, luck ken ? possible ken ? maybe, perhaps kepeken ? using, with, by means of, via kepeken ? use, utilization kepeken ? to use, to utilize, to interact kepeken ? used kijetesantakalu ? procyonid, such as a raccoon, coati, kinkajou, olingo, ringtail or cacomistle kijetesantakalu ? musteloid, such as a ferret, weasel, otter, or red panda kijetesantakalu ? an animal that resembles a procyonid, such as a lemur or raccoon dog kili ? fruit, vegetable, nut, edible part of a plant other than a grain kili ? offspring, result, product kili ? fungus, mushroom kili ? to be or to turn into a fruit kili ? to fruiten kili ? to result kin ? alias for a kin ? also, too, as well kin ? indeed, really kin ? also, additionally kin ? me too kin ? indeed, really kipisi ? to split or sever kipisi ? to cut, to slice kipisi ? part, piece, portion, cut kipisi ? separation, division kiwen ? a hard object, such as metal, wood, bone or plastic kiwen ? rock, stone, mineral kiwen ? hard, tough kiwen ? solid kiwen ? of or relating to rocks, rocky kiwen ? to be or turn into a rock ko ? semisolid or powdery substance, paste, powder, goo, clay ko ? shape or mass that sticks or clings, a clot, a thick or viscous lump, a clump that can be reshaped ko ? semisolid, squishy ko ? powdery ko ? to stick, to cling ko ? to turn to goo or powder, to squash, pulverize kokosila ? to speak a language other than Toki Pona in an environment where Toki Pona is more appropriate kon ? gas, air, steam, smoke kon ? scent, fragrance kon ? breath, wind kon ? spirit, soul, ghost, unseen agent kon ? essence, meaning kon ? hidden reality kon ? definiton (of a word) kon ? gender kon ? gaseous kon ? breathing kon ? unseen, invisible kon ? abstract or intangible kon ? to be or to turn into air, to vaporize, to sublimate kon ? to breathe onto ku ? interacting with the Toki Pona Dictionary, a descriptivist English–Toki Pona dictionary compiled by Sonja Lang and published in 2021 ku ? to read, or otherwise interact with, the Toki Pona Dictionary ku ? interaction with the Toki Pona Dictionary ku ? the book Toki Pona Dictionary itself kule ? color, hue, paint kule ? spectrum kule ? any intrinsic or sensory attribute, such as flavor, smell, timber, pitch and texture kule ? to be or turn colourful, to colour, to paint kule ? colourful, pigmented, painted kule ? on a spectrum, diverse kule ? of or relating to the LGBT community kulupu ? group, collection, set kulupu ? community, nation, society, tribe kulupu ? company, organization kulupu ? system, set of alters kulupu ? grouped, in a group kulupu ? communal, of or relating to a community kulupu ? to be, to become or to make a group, to group kute ? ear kute ? sense of hearing kute ? to listen, to hear kute ? to pay attention by hearing, to obey (something heard) kute ? of or relating to hearing, auditory kute ? of or relating to the ear la ? in, to, for, so, therefore. -ly la ? follows a context phrase or clause la ? used to form conditionals, so, therefore la ? used to express tense-like or adverb-like information la ? moves a prepositional phrase to the start of a sentence, either preserving or replacing the preposition lanpan ? to take, to seize, to steal, to catch, to receive lape ? sleep, rest or a period thereof lape ? to sleep, to rest lape ? to cause to sleep or to rest lape ? to lay, to lie down lape ? sleeping, resting, asleep lape ? of or relating to sleep laso ? blue, green, blueish, greenish laso ? turquoise, cyan, lime laso ? the color blue or green laso ? to be or turn blue or green lawa ? a head lawa ? the mind lawa ? the state of control or leadership lawa ? a ruler or leader lawa ? to lead, control, rule, regulate, or plan lawa ? head, leading, in charge leko ? square, cube leko ? block, brick, corner leko ? stair, stairs len ? cloth, fabric, textiles len ? clothing len ? cover, a layer of privacy or secrecy len ? fabric len ? clothed len ? hidden, private len ? to weave len ? to clothe or be clothed len ? to hide, to secretize lete ? cold, cool lete ? uncooked, raw lete ? the cold, coldness lete ? to be cold, or to cool, chill, or freeze li ? precedes the predicate, unless the subject is only mi or only sina li ? marks a verb (especially in conjunction with e) li ? and (between multiple predicates) lili ? little, small, short, a bit lili ? few lili ? young lili ? unimportant lili ? smallness lili ? scarcity, insufficient lili ? to be, become, or make small lili ? to reduce, lessen, shorten, or shrink linja ? a long, thin, flexible, floppy thing, such as a cord, hair, line, rope, thread, or yarn linja ? a connection, especially to the internet linja ? long, thin, and flexible linja ? linear linja ? hairy, bristly linja ? to be linear or linearize lipu ? an object with a flat surface lipu ? something that can be written on, such as a card or paper lipu ? a document or record lipu ? a medium of information storage, such as a book, file, or website lipu ? to document loje ? the color red loje ? red, reddish loje ? to be or turn red lon ? located at, in, or on lon ? the present lon ? real, true, existent, actual lon ? presence, existence, truth lon ? to exist lon ? to be present, real, or true lon ? there is, it is lon ? to be awake lon ? to cause to exist lon ? to create, actualize, or bring about lon ? to prove lon ? yes, that's true luka ? an arm or hand luka ? five luke ? manual luka ? to press luka ? to physically touch or feel using the arm or hand lukin ? alias of oko lukin ? an eye lukin ? the sense of sight lukin ? to look, to see, to watch, to examine or read with the eyes lukin ? to pay attention by looking, watch out, or obey something seen lukin ? to try lukin ? visual lukin ? ocular lupa ? hole, pit, orifice lupa ? doorway, window, portal lupa ? opening, gap lupa ? door lupa ? rigid plane lupa ? holed, holey, apertural lupa ? to be or turn into a hole or pit lupa ? to dig, to perforate, to dent ma ? land, earth, ground, soil ma ? the outdoors ma ? a world or place, especially a terrestrial one ma ? a territory such as a country ma ? of or relating to land, terrestrial, national ma ? to be or turn into land, such as to reclaim land, compost, or terraform mama ? parent, ancestor (inclusive of mother and father) mama ? caretaker, sustainer mama ? originator, creator mama ? parental, of or relating to parents mama ? to be or turn into a parent or a creator mama ? to birth, to create mama ? to take care of, to raise, to rear mani ? money, currency mani ? cash, wealth, savings, capital mani ? a large domesticated animal, especially regarded as an asset mani ? livestock mani ? monetary mani ? to be or to become of monetary value mani ? to cash in, to liquidate mani ? to be or turn into a large domesticated animal meli ? woman, girl, lady meli ? wife, girlfriend meli ? femininity meli ? female, feminine, womanly meli ? to be, to become or to make feminine meso ? middle, midpoint meso ? space inside or between meso ? medium, mediocre meso ? neither one nor the other, neither fully is nor fully isn't meso ? to be or to turn medium or mediocre mi ? first-person personal pronoun mi ? I, me mi ? we, us mi ? my, mine mi ? our, ours mije ? man, boy, sir mije ? husband, boyfriend mije ? male, masculine, manly mije ? to be, to become or to make masculine misikeke ? medication, medicine misikeke ? pill, vaccine misikeke ? to cure misikeke ? medical, clinical moku ? food or drink moku ? something that can be consumed moku ? a meal moku ? to consume, to eat, drink, or use up moku ? to swallow or injest moku ? to cause to eat, to feed moku ? to be or turn into food or drink moku ? to be, become, or make edible moku ? edible moku ? of or relating to food, drink, or consumption moli ? dead or dying moli ? deadly, fatal, lethally dangerous moli ? to die moli ? to kill moli ? death monsi ? the back or area behind monsi ? the buttocks monsi ? back, rear monsi ? to be or send to the back monsuta ? scary, monstrous, disturbing monsuta ? dangerous monsuta ? scared monsuta ? scary creature or entity, monster, demon, predator, beast monsuta ? something scary, a source of fear, horror monsuta ? a danger or threat monsuta ? fear, dread monsuta ? to be scary or monstrous, to be a monster monsuta ? to turn something or someone scary or monstrous monsuta ? to turn something or someone into a monster or an object of fear monsuta ? to scare monsuta ? to fear mu ? onomatopoeia for any animal sound mu ? meow, woof, moo, etc mu ? a general onomatopoeia (humorous) mu ? an animal or other sound mu ? to meow, bark, moo, etc mun ? a celestial object, such as a moon, planet, or star mun ? a glowing light mun ? a light in the dark mun ? celestial mun ? lunar, planetary, or stellar mun ? related to the visibility or orbit of the Moon mun ? glowing mun ? to be or turn into a celestial object musi ? fun, entertaining, recreational musi ? funny, comical musi ? playful, frivolous, silly musi ? artistic, artful musi ? interesting musi ? fun, entertainment, game, play musi ? art, work of art musi ? to be or to become artful or fun musi ? to amuse, to entertain musi ? to play, to have fun (with) musi ? to laugh mute ? many, a lot, much, several, multiple mute ? very mute ? multitude mute ? quantity, amount mute ? to be or to turn into many mute ? to multiply mute ? at least three mute ? twenty n ? used for thinking or humming n ? used for humming, repeated to represent how long the humming is namako ? spice namako ? embellishment namako ? extra, additional namako ? spicy, piquant namako ? to be or make extra or embellished namako ? to spice nanpa ? precedes an ordinal number nanpa ? -th nanpa ? a number, rank, or measurement nanpa ? numerical or numbered nanpa ? to be a number, enumerate, rank, measure, or order nanpa ? marks the following phrase as a rank or edition nasa ? weird, unusual, strange nasa ? eccentric nasa ? unexpected, random nasa ? silly nasa ? foolish, crazy, stupid nasa ? intoxicated, drunk, high nasa ? psychoactive, causing intoxication nasa ? strangeness nasa ? silliness nasa ? randomness nasa ? intoxication nasa ? to be or turn strange nasa ? to be or turn intoxicated nasa ? to become or drive crazy nasin ? a way (literal or figurative) nasin ? a custom, doctrine, method, manner, system, or philosophy nasin ? a path, road, street, or other route used for traveling nasin ? the act of following a way or philosophy nasin ? customary, systematic, philosophical nasin ? navigational nasin ? to be or turn into a way, to systematize or trailblaze nasin ? to follow a way or philosophy nena ? bump, protuberance, protusion nena ? button nena ? nose nena ? hill, mound, mountain nena ? cone, pyramid nena ? spike, thorn nena ? bumpy, protuberant nena ? convex nena ? of or relating to the nose, nasal nena ? to be or turn into a bump or protuberance nena ? to interact with the nose, to nuzzle nena ? to smell, to sniff ni ? this, that ni ? to do this; to do that nima ? a name, a word nima ? nominal, lexical nima ? to be or turn into a name or word nima ? to name, or to coin a word for noka ? a leg or foot noka ? the lower part, the bottom noka ? the area at the base, but not underneath noka ? leg-like, or foot-like noka ? pedestrian, of or intended for walking noka ? to be or turn into a leg, foot, or lower part noka ? to physically touch, feel, or strike using the leg or foot noka ? to kick noka ? ten or negative five o ? oollows a name or other phrase as a vocative particle; hey; o o ? hey o ? forms commands, taking the place of li o ? used as an optative particle to express wishes oko ? eye, vision oko ? alias for lukin oko ? ocular oko ? to be, or turn into an eye olin ? to love, have compassion for, respect, or show affection to olin ? to be or cause to be loved olin ? love, compassion, respect, affection olin ? something beloved or respected olin ? beloved or loving olin ? in a relationship centralized around love, compassion, respect, or affection, such as a romantic relationship or marriage ona ? third-person personal pronoun ona ? he, she, it, they ona ? its, his, her, their open ? to begin; to start open ? to be, become, or make open open ? to turn on, to activate open ? a start, a beginning open ? the act of opening or activating open ? of or at the start, initial, larval pakala ? botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up pakala ? accident, mistake, blunder pakala ? destruction, damage pakala ? to be, become, or make broken or ruined pakala ? to break or fall apart pakala ? to botch, damage, harm, or mess up pakala ? a mild expletive expressing negative emotion pali ? to work pali ? to function, to operate pali ? to work on, to make, build create, or prepare pali ? to act, to do, to perform, or carry out pali ? the act of working pali ? a project, activity, or deed pali ? active, working, operating palisa ? a long, mostly hard or inflexible thing, such as a branch, rod, or stick palisa ? long and hard or inflexible palisa ? to be, become, or make long and hard or inflexible pan ? grains, cereal, such as barley, corn, maize, oat, rice, sorghum, wheat pan ? food made from grains or cereal, such as bread, flour, injera, pasta, porridge pan ? baked goods, such as cake, cookies, pastries pan ? starchy food, such as breadfruit, cassava, potatoes, yam pan ? carbohydrate, carbs pan ? of or relating to grains or cereal pan ? to be or turn into grains or cereal pana ? to give or provide pana ? to send pana ? to put or place pana ? to release, to emit pana ? to be or turn into something given or emitted pana ? the act of giving pana ? a gift or emission pana ? of or relating to giving pana ? given, provided, or emitted pi ? introduces a postmodifying multi-word phrase pi ? of pilin ? the heart (physical or emotional) pilin ? A feeling pilin ? an emotion pilin ? a direct experience or sensation, the sense of touch pilin ? a belief pilin ? of or relating to the senses or emotions pilin ? emotional pilin ? to be, become, or cause to be a feeling; to feel; to sense; to touch pilin ? to think, to believe pimeja ? black, blackish pimeja ? dark, unlit pimeja ? the color black pimeja ? darkness, shadow pimeja ? night pimeja ? to be dark or darken pini ? completed, ended, finished, done pini ? past, ago pini ? of or at the end, final pini ? end, finish pini ? extremity, tip pini ? the act of closing or deactivating pini ? to finish, to end pini ? to be, to become or to make closed pini ? to close pini ? to turn off, to deactivate pipi ? insect, bug, pest pipi ? of or relating to insects pipi ? of or pertaining to insects pipi ? to be or turn into an insect pipi ? to annoy poka ? a hip poka ? a lateral side poka ? the vicinity poka ? the area next to poka ? near, nearby, neighboring poka ? beside, at the side poka ? to be or put next to poki ? a container or vessel poki ? a bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, glass poki ? of or relating to a container poki ? to be or turn into a container poki ? to contain, to box pona ? great, yay pona ? coherent with the philosophy of Toki Pona pona ? good, positive, healthy, or helpful pona ? goodness, positivity, simplicity pona ? ok, cool pona ? to be, become, or make good pona ? to rock pona ? to improve or fix pona ? to simplify so as to make healthy or useful pu ? interaction with Toki Pona: The Language of Good pu ? official pu ? the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good itself sama ? the same or similar sama ? about equal sama ? of the same kind sama ? like, as sama ? similarity or equality, the same way sama ? a sibling or peer sama ? to be, become, or make the same sama ? to resemble, equate, equalize seli ? fire seli ? heat, warmth seli ? chemical reaction seli ? heat source seli ? to heat, warm up seli ? to cook seli ? hot, warm seli ? cooked selo ? outside, surface, outer layer selo ? skin, bark, peel selo ? shell selo ? boundary seme ? what, which seme ? whom, whose, who, who's, whomst seme ? why, how seme ? a question word sewi ? top, up, sky sewi ? overside, area above sewi ? peak, highest point sewi ? to raise, to rise sewi ? high, at the top, sewi ? up, above, superior, elevated sewi ? holy, divine, sacred, supernatural sewi ? God, god, religious sewi ? awe-inspiring, magical sijelo ? body sijelo ? torso sijelo ? physical state sike ? ball, round or circular thing sike ? circle, sphere sike ? wheel sike ? cycle sike ? round sike ? cyclical sike ? of one year sin ? new sin ? fresh sin ? another, extra, additional sin ? anew sin ? again sin ? to be new, renew, renovate, or freshen sin ? newness sin ? renewal sin ? novelty sina ? you sina ? yours sina ? second-person personal pronoun sinpin ? front sinpin ? chest, torso sinpin ? face sinpin ? wall sinpin ? foremost sitelen ? picture, image sitelen ? symbol, representation sitelen ? mark, writing sitelen ? to draw sitelen ? to write soko ? mushroom, fungus sona ? knowledge, wisdom sona ? intelligence sona ? to know, understand sona ? to be skilled in sona ? to have information on, be wise about sona ? to know how to soweli ? land animal, hairy animal, land mammal soweli ? meat from an animal soweli ? flightless bird soweli ? animal, creature suli ? size suli ? to enlarge, lengthen suli ? big, large, tall, long suli ? important suli ? adult suli ? heavy suno ? sun suno ? light, glow, radiance, shine suno ? brightness suno ? light source supa ? horizontal surface supa ? a thing to put or rest something on supa ? piece of furniture suwi ? candy, sweet food suwi ? to sweeten suwi ? sweet suwi ? sweet, fragrant suwi ? cute, adorable suwi ? innocent tan ? origin, cause tan ? from tan ? by, because of taso ? only, sole taso ? but, however tawa ? movement, transportation tawa ? to go to tawa ? to move, displace tawa ? to walk, travel tawa ? to leave tawa ? moving, mobile tawa ? to, towards tawa ? for tawa ? until tawa ? from the perspective of tawa ? precedes the indirect object telo ? water, liquid, fluid, juice, wet substance telo ? beverage telo ? sauce telo ? to water, wash tenpo ? time tenpo ? time, a period of time tenpo ? duration tenpo ? moment tenpo ? occasion, situation toki ? language, speech, communication toki ? speaking, verbal toki ? to say, speak, communicate, use language toki ? to think toki ? hello, hi tomo ? building tomo ? house, home tomo ? indoor space, room tomo ? indoor tomo ? domestic, household tomo ? to interact using a building tomo ? to enclose, to shelter tonsi ? non-binary, gender-nonconforming, genderqueer tonsi ? trans, non-cisgender tu ? two tu ? duo, pair tu ? to double tu ? to separate, bisect unpa ? sex unpa ? sexuality unpa ? to have sex unpa ? to have sex with, sleep with, fuck unpa ? to have sexual or marital relations with unpa ? erotic, sexual uta ? mouth, oral cavity uta ? lips uta ? jaw uta ? oral utala ? conflict, disharmony, violence utala ? fight, war, battle utala ? competition utala ? strike, blow utala ? argument utala ? to hit, strike, attack utala ? to battle, challenge, compete against utala ? to struggle against walo ? white, whitish walo ? light-colored, pale walo ? to be or to turn white or light walo ? to whiten, to lighten wan ? one wan ? unit, element, atom wan ? part, piece wan ? to unite wan ? unique wan ? united waso ? bird waso ? flying creature waso ? winged animal waso ? to be or to turn into a bird or another flying creature waso ? to fly waso ? of or relating to birds or other flying creatures waso ? flying wawa ? energy wawa ? strength, power wawa ? to strengthen, energize, empower wawa ? strong, powerful wawa ? fierce wawa ? energetic, intense wawa ? loud wawa ? sure, confident weka ? absence weka ? to throw away, get rid of weka ? to remove weka ? away, absent weka ? missing weka ? ignored wile ? want, desire wile ? require, need wile ? consent wile ? to want, to wish wile ? require, to need, have to, must wile ? to consent (to) wile ? to want to wile ? of or relating to wants or desires wile ? consentual 

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2024.03.29 17:42 kdubstep [WTS] CF Holsters for G17.5

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Been a hot minute people and happy Good Friday. I have tons of swaps on KnifeSwap but not so much here.
These are both brand new never used and sitting in a drawer since pandemic. I’ll share what details I recall but I didn’t keep the invoices and frankly I know more about knives than guns.
Looking for sale, would consider trade for a Koenig Pen, IMSS Clip/Spacer for Arius plus money up or down? Feel free to shoot your shot though.
These are both top of the line with all the options CF IWS w/UltiClip. I changed optics a few times and at one point added a red dot so fuzzy on which were set for. They are from Huckleberry (I believe is no longer). Hopefully y’all can tell from pics enough to ferret out if good for you. Had them for my G17.5. Think I paid ~$150 each, not sure what fair market is and prefer to sell them as a set so I’ll ask $225 for both, $125 each OBRO (feel free to price check me, I’d rather these just go to a good home than sit in a drawer).
Peace out and Happy Easter!
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P.s. Can send more pics or video
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2024.03.27 10:24 TheLotStore Affordable Lots for Sale Near Me: Your Ultimate Guide

Affordable Lots for Sale Near Me: Your Ultimate Guide
Affordable Lots for Sale Near Me: Your Ultimate Guide
Economical Lots for Sale Nearby: Your Complete HandbookIf you wish to acquire a budget-friendly piece of land close to your location, you have landed at the correct destination. Discovering the ideal tract of land to construct your ideal residence or initiate a fresh enterprise can pose a formidable challenge. However, armed with the right knowledge and information, you can secure the perfect parcel at an economical price. In this exhaustive handbook, we will delve into the varied aspects to contemplate when seeking parcels for sale, the advantages of procuring a parcel, and how to unearth the finest bargains in your vicinity.Reasons to Procure a ParcelThere exist numerous motives why acquiring a parcel can amount to a commendable investment. Primarily, possessing a piece of land grants you the freedom to construct your dream domicile precisely to your specifications. You can outline the layout, handpick the materials, and conceive a space that genuinely mirrors your individuality and way of life. Moreover, procuring a parcel can also represent a judicious financial investment. Land values have a propensity to escalate over time, therefore purchasing a parcel now could translate into a substantial upsurge in worth in the future. Additionally, land ownership can bestow upon you a sense of security and self-reliance. You can utilize the land for agricultural activities, recreational pursuits, or merely as a tranquil retreat away from the commotion of city life.Aspects to Weigh When Seeking Budget-Friendly ParcelsWhilst scouting for reasonable parcels for sale in proximity to you, there are several aspects to evaluate to safeguard a judicious decision. It is critical to ponder over the location, dimensions, zoning ordinances, and accessibility to amenities. Here are a few pivotal factors to retain in memory:Location: When hunting for a budget-friendly parcel, location is pivotal. You will need to weigh the proximity to your workplace, educational institutions, conveniences, and transportation. Furthermore, factor in the adjacent neighborhood and the potential for future expansion in the locality.Dimensions: The extent of the parcel constitutes a crucial aspect to scrutinize. Contemplate the space requisite for your intended construction or outdoor activities. It is imperative to ensure the parcel is capacious enough to accommodate your blueprints, whether it is intended for a fresh abode, a commercial venture, or recreational application.Zoning ordinances: It is imperative to delve into the zoning rules and regulations for the parcel you are eyeing. Confirm that the land is zoned for your planned utilization, whether it is residential, commercial, agricultural, or recreational.Accessibility to amenities: When procuring a parcel, it is indispensable to mull over the availability of amenities such as water, electricity, gas, and sewage. If these amenities are not readily accessible, you may incur supplementary expenses for their installation, which could augment the overall cost of the parcel.Locating Budget-Friendly Parcels for Sale in Your VicinityHaving grasped the points to evaluate when searching for budget-friendly parcels, it is time to delve into the various methods for uncovering available properties. Here are some efficacious approaches to locate budget-friendly parcels for sale in your vicinity:Real Estate Websites: Real estate platforms such as Zillow, Realtor.com, and Trulia prove to be invaluable reservoirs for unearthing available parcels for sale in your desired locale. These platforms permit you to fine-tune your search based on price, location, and parcel size, thereby facilitating the discovery of economical options.Local Real Estate Agents: Collaborating with a local real estate agent can serve as an outstanding channel for identifying budget-friendly parcels for sale near you. Real estate agents wield access to exclusive listings and can offer guidance through the procurement process, ensuring you identify the ideal parcel for your requisites.Online Marketplace: Online marketplaces such as Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace can also constitute valuable sources for ferreting out budget-friendly parcels for sale. Numerous landowners and developers exploit these platforms to publicize their holdings, thus warranting a perusal of the listings to ascertain availability in your locale.Local Newspapers and Magazines: Do not discount established methodologies for uncovering property listings. Numerous local newspapers and magazines feature classified advertisements for parcels for sale, hence it is advisable to peruse through these resources as well.Advantages of Procuring an Economical ParcelThere are several advantages to procuring an economical parcel. Primarily, securing a parcel at an economical price can yield substantial savings, thereby authorizing you to channel more resources into the evolution of the property. Besides, owning a parcel confers upon you the latitude to construct your dream domicile or enterprise on your own terms. You can cherry-pick the location, blueprint, and features that align most suitably with your requisites and predilections. Procuring an economical parcel also affords you the opportunity to invest in real estate, potentially reaping a substantial return on your investment as the value of the land appreciates over time.How to Ensure You're Securing a Fortunate TransactionWhen procuring an economical parcel, it is indispensable to ensure that you are clinching a profitable bargain. Here are some suggestions to facilitate a sagacious investment:Engage in thorough Research: Allocate a substantial amount of time to scrutinize the market and compare prices for similar parcels in the vicinity. This exercise will furnish you with a more profound insight into the valuation of the property, enabling you to gauge if you are securing a lucrative transaction.Negotiate: Do not shrink from haggling the price with the seller. In several instances, the asking price is not set in stone and there may be room for negotiation, particularly if the parcel has lingered on the market for an extended duration.Conduct a thorough Inspection of the Property: Prior to finalizing a purchase, ensure to diligently inspect the property. Look out for potential issues such as drainage complications, environmental hazards, or restrictions that could impinge on the amenability and value of the parcel.Contemplate Financing Alternatives: If you necessitate financing for the acquisition, explore your alternatives to ensure you are securing the most advantageous terms and rates accessible. You might be able to secure a loan with a reduced down payment and more favorable interest rates by conducting a comparative evaluation of offerings from diverse lenders.The Last WordFinding an economical lot for sale near you can amount to a gratifying and lucrative investment. Whether you aspire to construct your dream residence, embark on a fresh enterprise, or invest in real estate, procuring a parcel at an economical price can furnish you with a plethora of advantages. By contemplating the location, dimensions, zoning regulations, and accessibility to amenities, and leveraging the diverse resources at your disposal, you can secure the ideal parcel for your prerequisites. Armed with assiduous research and astute decision-making, you can ensure that you are clinching a profitable deal and forging a prudent investment in your future.
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2024.03.26 02:43 dirtbag_beautiful The Hilarious Handbook

The Hilarious Handbook: A Catalogue of Kentucky's Quirkiest Laws
Welcome to the Bluegrass State, where the laws are as colorful as the rolling hills and the horses are faster than a speeding ticket. In Kentucky, you'll find a delightful array of regulations that range from the peculiar to the downright perplexing. So buckle up and prepare to journey through the whimsical world of Kentucky's quirkiest laws.
  1. 🎯👮‍♂️👔 In Fort Thomas, Kentucky, it's illegal to shoot off a policeman's tie. Picture Officer Bob strutting down Main Street, tie fluttering, when bang! His tie's targeted! It's a fashion felony that keeps the precinct on alert.
  2. 👒🤵‍♂️ In Owensboro, Kentucky, it's against the law for a woman to buy a hat without her husband's permission. Welcome to Owensboro, where hat shopping's a marital match! Will she get approval, or be left hatless and humiliated?
  3. 🦆💙🛍️ It's illegal to dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once in Lexington, Kentucky. Lexington, where the ducklings are blue, and the laws are, well, quackers! Imagine the confusion at the pet store with an abundance of azure avians. This law is sure to leave our poor little ducklings feeling blue…
  4. 🌊🎶🤿 It’s illegal to whistle underwater in Berea, Kentucky. Dive into Berea, where whistling beneath waves is fin-icky, and aquatic melodies are strictly off-limits. Even the calmest fish feel fin-flustered.
  5. 🗳️🍸🚫 In Nicholas County, Kentucky, it's illegal to sell alcohol on Election Day until the polls close. In Nicholas County, democracy and dry counties collide! Can't we have our vote and vodka too?
  6. 🎣🏹🐎🙃 In Kentucky, it’s illegal to fish with a bow and arrow while riding a horse or standing on your head. Giddy up, but leave your bow behind! Fishing with finesse takes more than a steady hand.
  7. 🍦👖🚫 It's illegal to transport ice cream cones in your back pocket in Lexington, Kentucky. Beware, ice cream lovers! Your back pocket isn't a freezer, and melted dairy's no joke.
  8. 🐶🐱🚗 In Fort Thomas, Kentucky, cats or dogs must not molest cars. Oh, Fort Thomas, where even our furry friends must resist car cuddles! Sorry, horny hounds and foxy felines… But, in the good ol’ game of Kentucky fetch, cars are off-limits.
  9. 🍺🤹‍♂️ In Frankfurt, Kentucky, it’s illegal to operate a pogo stick while intoxicated. Step aside, beer pong—there's a new drinking game! Bouncing intoxicated? It's a balancing act that leaves residents seeing stars.
  10. 🗑️🥣🛑 In Danville, Kentucky, it's against the law to throw slops from any household into the street. Ah, Danville, where cleanliness reigns! Think twice before slop-tossing—it's a sanitation showdown.
  11. 🤢🚶‍♂️ In Frankfort, Kentucky, it's illegal to spit on a sidewalk. Step lightly, Frankfort citizens! Expectoration is met with municipal disapproval. Think twice before letting out an old-fashioned spit bomb.
  12. 👗💃 In Owensboro, Kentucky, a woman can't appear in public wearing a "house dress." Beware, fashionistas! The humble house dress is a battleground of modesty.
  13. 🎨🐦🛒 It’s illegal to paint sparrows and sell them as parakeets in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In Bowling Green, avian artistry meets consumer confusion! Squawk with laughter—and wonder if you've been sold a bill of goods.
  14. 🐾🏹 In Frankfort, Kentucky, it's against the law to use a ferret for hunting. Ferret fanciers, take heed! Your furry friends are off-limits in the pursuit of prey.
  15. 🍻👀 In Nicholas County, Kentucky, it's illegal to sell alcohol to anyone who has a visible skin disease. Liquor and dermatology collide! Clear skin's the ultimate accessory for libations.
  16. 😷🎭 In Covington, Kentucky, it’s against the law to wear a mask in public without a permit. Citizens, unmask your intentions! In Covington, permission's the ultimate accessory for dress-up.
  17. 🎹🥴 In Fort Thomas, Kentucky, it's illegal to play the piano while drunk. Ah, Fort Thomas, where tipsy tinklers are banished from the ivories! It's a symphony of sobriety.
  18. 🐍⛪ In Bowling Green, Kentucky, it’s illegal to use a reptile in a religious service. Slithering sermons, be gone! Reptilian rituals are strictly verboten.
  19. 🪕🕚 In Owensboro, Kentucky, it’s illegal to play the banjo past 11 PM. Banjo lovers, tune up before bedtime! It's a musical curfew that leaves residents humming along.
  20. 🥤💧🧳 In Danville, Kentucky, it's illegal to refuse a stranger a glass of water. Thirsty travelers, fear not! For refreshment's a knock away! Hospitality's a liquid legacy in Danville.
  21. 🐊🐘 In Kentucky, you must not tie a crocodile or an elephant to a fire hydrant. warning, fellow Kentuckians:Next time you decide to kidnap an elephant or a crocodile, just be sure not to tie it to the local fire hydrant. Or else...
  22. 🥚🗣️⛓️ In Owensboro, Kentucky, throwing eggs at any public speaker can result in up to one year imprisonment. Beware the wrath of the egg police in Owensboro! One wrong toss, and you could find yourself trading your breakfast for a year-long stay behind bars.
  23. 🏍️💑🚫 In London, Kentucky, it is illegal to have sexual intercourse on a moving motorcycle.
Residents of London, save your sexual escapades for behind closed doors. And if you absolutely must get freaky outside, for the love of all that's legal, don't do it on a moving motorcycle! It's a recipe for road rash of a whole different kind.
While some of these laws may be as outdated as a rotary phone, they serve as a delightful reminder of Kentucky's colorful past and quirky present. So, whether you find yourself whistling underwater or playing the banjo past bedtime, remember: in the Bluegrass State, the laws may be peculiar, but the laughter they inspire is truly timeless.

LegalLaughs #KentuckyQuirks #BluegrassState

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2024.03.25 21:25 TheBiggestMikeEver Between these Fire King, RDA, and Salamangreat lists, which looks like the most powerful, and how could i move around handtraps and stuff?

I have pure Fire Kings, Salamangreat, and Red Dragon Archfiend.
My lists are:
Fire Kings
3x Sacred fire king garunix
3x fire king high avatar kirin
3x fencing fire ferret
3x ponix
2x rangbali
2x arvata
1x barong
1x avatar garunix
1x high avatar garunix
1x nephtys
3x droll & lock bird
3x tenki
3x sanctuary
2x island
2x sky burn
1x circle of the fire kings
3x torrential tribute
3x imperm
ED
3x diamond dire wolf
3x hiita
3x garunix eternity
1x Raging phoenix
1x sunlight wolf
1x transcode
1x Accesscode
1x S:P
SD
3x Evenly
3x dogoran
3x echelon of the fire kings
2x lightning storm
2x skull meister
1x ghost belle
1x powersink stone
RDA
3x Soul Resonator
3x Crimson Resonator
3x Witch of the Black Forest
3xBone Archfiend
2x Vision Resonator
2x Synkron Resonator
1x Creation Resonator
1x Wandering King Wildwind
1x Zalamander Catalyzer
3x Resonator Call
3x Crimson Gaia
3x Pot of Prosperity
1xResonator Command
2x Prohibition
2x Sales Ban
1x Called by the Grave
3x Infinite Impermanence
1x Red Zone
1x Fiendish Golem
1x Fiendish Chain
ED
3x Red Rising Dragon
2x Scarred Dragon Archfiend
2x Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss
2x Red Dragon Archfiend
2x Red Supernova Dragon
1x Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend
1x Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane
1xKuibelt the Blade Dragon
1xVoid Ogre Dragon
SD
3x Nibiru, the Primal Being
3xDogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju
2x Bystial Druiswurm
1x Red Resonator
3x Evenly Matched
2x Lightning Storm
1x Bystial Magnamhut
Salamangreat
3x Salamangreat of fire
3x Salamangreat gazelle
3x spinny
3x foxy
3x flame bufferlo
2x jack jaguar
1x falco
1xfowl
1x weasel
1x tiger
1x sea archiver
3x dogoran
3x Salamangreat circle
3x cynet mining
2x salamangreat sanctuary
1x will of the Salamangreat
2x triple tactics talent
1x called by the grave
1x cosmic cyclone
1x roar
1x rage
ED
3x balelynx
2x sunlight wolf
1x heatleo
2x raging phoenix
1x miragestallio
1x update jammer
1x transcode
1x accesscode
1x splash mage
1x heatsoul
1x pitknight earlie
SD
2x Salamangreat charge
3x ash blossom
3x droll
1x fire recovery
1x heatleo
1x proxy f magician
1x violet chimera
3x nibiru
I know that snake-eyes meshes well with Fire Kings, but im not dishing out a thousand bucks for some cardboard. I just wanna know which of these decks looks the best. if you have any suggesttions on how i can move my handtraps and stuff around, please let me know.
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