Draft negative Business step

Instruments subject to the draft negative procedure are laid in draft and do not require approval in Parliament before being signed in law. Instruments concerning taxation are not laid in the Lords. Either House may pass a motion within the objection period which prevents the instrument being signed into law. The instrument cannot be signed into law by a Minister until the end of the objection period.

Follows the calculation style Bicameral instruments (clock stops if both Houses rise).

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There are 114 steps.

1. Certified as England and Wales only under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process (House of Commons)
2. Certified as England only under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process (House of Commons)
3. Certified as England, Wales and Northern Ireland only under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process (House of Commons)
4. Chamber debate (House of Commons)
5. Chamber debate (House of Lords)
6. Concerns raised by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) (House of Lords)
7. Considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) (House of Commons and House of Lords)
8. Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) (House of Lords)
9. Considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) (House of Commons)
10. Considered for English votes for English laws (EVEL) certification (House of Commons)
11. Debate on a motion to refer the instrument to a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) (House of Commons)
12. Decision on Motion to refer the instrument to a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) deferred (House of Commons)
13. Decision on a motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law deferred (House of Commons)
14. Decision on a non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument deferred (House of Commons)
15. Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) debate (House of Commons)
16. Further information published by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) (House of Lords)
17. Grand Committee debate (House of Lords)
18. Instrument can be made (signed into law)
19. Instrument cannot become law
20. Instrument comes into force as law
21. Instrument created
22. Instrument created requiring the Secretary of State under Sections 172(1) and 174(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 to refer proposals to the Social Security Advisory Committee
23. Instrument created under the urgent procedure set out in Paragraph 14(6) of Schedule 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
24. Instrument drawn to the special attention of the House by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) (House of Commons)
25. Instrument drawn to the special attention of the Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) (House of Commons and House of Lords)
26. Instrument introducing one or more criminal offences under Schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 created
27. Instrument made (signed into law)
28. Instrument not drawn to the special attention of the House by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) (House of Commons)
29. Instrument not drawn to the special attention of the Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) (House of Commons and House of Lords)
30. Instrument withdrawn from the House of Commons (House of Commons)
31. Instrument withdrawn from the House of Lords (House of Lords)
32. Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) draws the special attention of both Houses to this instrument on other grounds (House of Commons and House of Lords)
33. Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) draws the special attention of both Houses to this instrument on the grounds that it fails to comply with proper legislative practice (House of Commons and House of Lords)
34. Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) draws the special attention of both Houses to this instrument on the grounds that it is defectively drafted (House of Commons and House of Lords)
35. Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) draws the special attention of both Houses to this instrument on the grounds that it makes unusual or unexpected use of the enabling power (House of Commons and House of Lords)
36. Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) draws the special attention of both Houses to this instrument on the grounds that it requires elucidation (House of Commons and House of Lords)
37. Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) draws the special attention of both Houses to this instrument on the grounds that there is doubt as to whether they are intra vires (House of Commons and House of Lords)
38. Laid before the House of Commons (House of Commons)
39. Laid before the House of Lords (House of Lords)
40. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law approved (House of Commons)
41. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law approved (House of Lords)
42. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law lapsed at end of session (House of Commons)
43. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law lapsed at end of session (House of Lords)
44. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law not called (House of Commons)
45. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law not called (House of Lords)
46. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law not moved (House of Commons)
47. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law not moved (House of Lords)
48. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law rejected (House of Commons)
49. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law rejected (House of Lords)
50. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law tabled (House of Commons)
51. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law tabled (House of Lords)
52. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law withdrawn (House of Commons)
53. Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law withdrawn (House of Lords)
54. Motion to consider the instrument approved (House of Commons)
55. Motion to consider the instrument lapsed at end of session (House of Commons)
56. Motion to consider the instrument not called (House of Commons)
57. Motion to consider the instrument not moved (House of Commons)
58. Motion to consider the instrument rejected (House of Commons)
59. Motion to consider the instrument tabled (House of Commons)
60. Motion to consider the instrument withdrawn (House of Commons)
61. Motion to refer the instrument to a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) approved (House of Commons)
62. Motion to refer the instrument to a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) lapsed at end of session (House of Commons)
63. Motion to refer the instrument to a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) not called (House of Commons)
64. Motion to refer the instrument to a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) not moved (House of Commons)
65. Motion to refer the instrument to a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) rejected (House of Commons)
66. Motion to refer the instrument to a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) tabled by the Government (House of Commons)
67. Motion to refer the instrument to a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) withdrawn (House of Commons)
68. Motion to take note of the instrument approved (House of Lords)
69. Motion to take note of the instrument lapsed at end of session (House of Lords)
70. Motion to take note of the instrument not called (House of Lords)
71. Motion to take note of the instrument not moved (House of Lords)
72. Motion to take note of the instrument rejected (House of Lords)
73. Motion to take note of the instrument tabled (House of Lords)
74. Motion to take note of the instrument withdrawn (House of Lords)
75. No concerns raised by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) (House of Lords)
76. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument approved (House of Commons)
77. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument approved (House of Lords)
78. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument lapsed at end of session (House of Commons)
79. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument lapsed at end of session (House of Lords)
80. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument not called (House of Commons)
81. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument not called (House of Lords)
82. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument not moved (House of Commons)
83. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument not moved (House of Lords)
84. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument rejected (House of Commons)
85. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument rejected (House of Lords)
86. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument tabled (House of Commons)
87. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument tabled (House of Lords)
88. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument withdrawn (House of Commons)
89. Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument withdrawn (House of Lords)
90. Not certified under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process (House of Commons)
91. Noted as an instrument of interest by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) (House of Lords)
92. Objection period ends
93. Oral evidence session by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) (House of Lords)
94. Procedure concluded in the House of Commons (House of Commons)
95. Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords (House of Commons and House of Lords)
96. Question on a motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law put (House of Commons)
97. Question on a motion (prayer) to stop the instrument becoming law put (House of Lords)
98. Question on a motion to refer the instrument to a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) put (House of Commons)
99. Question on a motion to take note of the instrument put (House of Lords)
100. Question on a non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument put (House of Commons)
101. Question on a non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument put (House of Lords)
102. Question put on motion to consider the instrument (House of Commons)
103. Report by the Social Security Advisory Committee and statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions laid before the House of Commons (House of Commons)
104. Report by the Social Security Advisory Committee and statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions laid before the House of Lords (House of Lords)
105. Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) draws the special attention of the House to this instrument on other grounds (House of Commons)
106. Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) draws the special attention of the House to this instrument on the grounds that it fails to comply with proper legislative practice (House of Commons)
107. Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) draws the special attention of the House to this instrument on the grounds that it is defectively drafted (House of Commons)
108. Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) draws the special attention of the House to this instrument on the grounds that it makes unusual or unexpected use of the enabling power (House of Commons)
109. Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) draws the special attention of the House to this instrument on the grounds that it requires elucidation (House of Commons)
110. Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) draws the special attention of the House to this instrument on the grounds that there is doubt as to whether they are intra vires (House of Commons)
111. Statement deposited by the Government, declaring the introduction of one or more criminal offences under Schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (House of Commons)
112. Statement deposited by the Government, declaring the introduction of one or more criminal offences under Schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (House of Lords)
113. Written statement invoking the urgent procedure set out in Paragraph 14(6) of Schedule 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (House of Commons)
114. Written statement invoking the urgent procedure set out in Paragraph 14(6) of Schedule 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (House of Lords)

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