Draft legislative programme 2008-09

This page gives you quick and easy access to all the latest information from across central government on the draft legislative programme for 2008-09. The draft programme proposes 18 bills and refers to a number of non-legislative actions that the Government plans to introduce to address key challenges. We will update the page regularly as information becomes available.

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Consultations

• Consultation on the Draft Legislative Programme 2008-09 (Guest contributor)
  This consultation seeks views on the draft legislative programme for 2008-09, which sets out the UK Government's plans for legislative and key non-legislative action in the next Parliamentary session.

Publications

• Statement on the Draft Legislative Programme by Prime Minister Gordon Brown (10 Downing Street)
  This is a transcript of the statement to Parliament by Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 14 May 2008. He outlines the UK Government's plans for legislative and key non-legislative action in the next Parliamentary session.

Related links

• Draft Legislative Programme 2008-09 (Guest contributor)
  This page gives information on Preparing Britain for the Future: The Draft Legislative Programme 2008-09, which sets out the UK Government's plans for legislative and key non-legislative action in the next Parliamentary session.
• Directgov: The draft legislative programme (Directgov)
  This gives information on the draft legislative programme, which sets out the Government's proposals for new laws for the next session of Parliament in draft form and gives people the chance to comment on bills before they are finally published in the Queen's Speech.

News links

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• Draft legislative programme: Government to act on economy and public services (10 Downing Street)
• Legislative programme to strengthen local democracy (Communities and Local Government)
• Draft legislative programme: Home Office Bills (Home Office)
• Treasury legislation to ensure financial stability and a fair society (HM Treasury)
• Legislative programme promises to spread excellence in education and improve services for all children (Department for Children, Schools and Families)
• Draft legislative programme: New proposals to empower the individual (Ministry of Justice)
• Draft legislative programme: Legislative programme promises a better trained workforce and greater opportunity for young people and adults (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills)
• Helping first-time buyers onto the property ladder (Communities and Local Government)
• The Equality and Human Rights Commission responds to Brown's draft legislation (Equality and Human Rights Commission)
• Purnell: Time for the public to tell us what they want from the welfare and benefits system (Department for Work and Pensions)
• New legislation to support Next Stage Review (Department of Health)
• Three new rights to right local wrongs: New Community Empowerment Bill to harness petition power (Communities and Local Government)
• Preparing Britain for the future: The draft legislative programme 2008-09 (Cabinet Office)
• Preparing Britain for the future: Yorkshire and The Humber (Government Office for Yorkshire and The Humber)
• Preparing Britain for the future: North West (Government Office for the North West)
• Draft legislative programme 2008-09 (Department for Environment Food and Rurual Affairs)
• Launch of Ofqual (Department for Children, Schools and Families)
• Minister calls on the third sector to speak out (Cabinet Office)