A Bill to amend the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011.
House of Lords
2 May 2017
The Bill would amend the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 to establish a fiscal mandate for how the government manages public finances. It is being debated in the Lords at the second reading stage, with amendments discussed in Committee.
The bill is in the Lords at the second reading, with committee-stage amendments debated on 4 September 2024. It has not yet progressed to the Commons.
In Committee on 4 September 2024, Amendment 2 received 73 Ayes and 375 Noes; Amendment 9 received 109 Ayes and 366 Noes; both amendments were defeated. Liberal Democrats, Greens, Plaid Cymru, Alliance and some Independents voted in favour, while Labour (Co‑op) and other groups voted against.
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During second reading of the Bill on 9 September - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - a wide-ranging discussion took place on issues including major national investment programmes and intergenerational fairness.
Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.