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2008–09 draft legislative programme now out
People across the United Kingdom are now being asked to contribute their thoughts on the Government’s 2008–09 draft legislative programme, Preparing Britain for the Future.
The programme, published on Wednesday 14 May, details the proposed legislation that the Government will bring before Parliament in the next session. The Government wants people to comment on whether they feel the right issues are being focused on.
The proposed legislation is grouped under four themes that the Government believes are important to the future of the UK. These are:
- Economic stability: addressing the impact of issues in the credit and housing markets, and to ensure that all workers are fairly treated as they seek to support their families.
- Making the most of potential: ensuring that the benefits of economic growth are available to all, not just some, and build on the Government’s support for families
- Personalised and improved public services: investing further in services, and putting users in control of the services they receive, and how and when they get them.
- Handing power back to people: giving people and local communities more say in how their neighbourhoods, towns and cities are run.
This formal public consultation will run over 12 weeks and end on 6 August 2008. The final programme of legislation will then be published in the Queen’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament later in the year.
Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman said, ‘Last year, we opened up the legislative process for the first time. This year, we are broadening the consultation to give people more time to comment on and to shape the programme.’
The public consultation is an opportunity for all people across the UK to learn about the Government’s draft 2008–09 legislative programme, and have your say on the shape and direction of the final programme.
A new section on the website of the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons has been launched specifically for the consultation process at:
Here you can:
- Read the green paper Preparing Britain for the Future.
- Find out details of regional events with regional ministers.
- Watch videos of the PM, Leader of the Commons and other ministers talking about the programme.
- Take part in webchats with ministers.
- Comment on the draft legislative programme.
