Draft affirmative Business step

Instruments subject to the draft affirmative procedure are laid in draft and require approval in Parliament before being signed into law. Instruments concerning taxation are not laid in the Lords and only require the approval of the Commons. The Commons debates the instrument in a Delegated Legislation Committee or in the Commons Chamber, where a decision on approval is made. The Lords debates the instrument in Grand Committee or in the Lords Chamber, where a decision on approval is made.

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There are 123 steps.

1. Business motion allowing a motion to approve the instrument to be tabled before laying (House of Commons)
2. Certified as England and Wales only under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process (House of Commons)
3. Certified as England only under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process (House of Commons)
4. Certified as England, Wales and Northern Ireland only under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process (House of Commons)
5. Chamber debate (House of Commons)
6. Chamber debate (House of Lords)
7. Concerns raised by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) (House of Lords)
8. Considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) (House of Commons and House of Lords)
9. Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) (House of Lords)
10. Considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) (House of Commons)
11. Considered for English votes for English laws (EVEL) certification (House of Commons)
12. Debate on motion that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enabled motion to approve to be moved (House of Lords)
13. Decision on motion to approve the instrument deferred (House of Commons)
14. Deferred decision on motion to approve the instrument cancelled (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 approved (House of Commons)
19. Instrument approved (House of Lords)
20. Instrument can be made (signed into law)
21. Instrument cannot become law
22. Instrument comes into force as law
23. Instrument created
24. Instrument created requiring the Secretary of State under Sections 150(1) and 151A(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 to review certain benefits
25. 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
26. Instrument created under the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
27. Instrument created under the urgent procedure set out in Paragraph 14(6) of Schedule 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
28. Instrument drawn to the special attention of the House by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) (House of Commons)
29. Instrument 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 introducing one or more criminal offences under Schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 created
31. Instrument made (signed into law)
32. Instrument not drawn to the special attention of the House by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) (House of Commons)
33. 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)
34. Instrument rejected (House of Commons)
35. Instrument rejected (House of Lords)
36. Instrument withdrawn from the House of Commons (House of Commons)
37. Instrument withdrawn from the House of Lords (House of Lords)
38. 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)
39. 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)
40. 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)
41. 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)
42. 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)
43. 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)
44. Laid before the House of Commons (House of Commons)
45. Laid before the House of Lords (House of Lords)
46. Motion tabled that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved (House of Lords)
47. Motion that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved agreed to (House of Lords)
48. Motion that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved disagreed to (House of Lords)
49. Motion that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved lapsed at end of session (House of Lords)
50. Motion that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved not called (House of Lords)
51. Motion that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved not moved (House of Lords)
52. Motion that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved withdrawn (House of Lords)
53. Motion to approve the instrument lapsed at end of session (House of Commons)
54. Motion to approve the instrument lapsed at end of session (House of Lords)
55. Motion to approve the instrument not called (House of Commons)
56. Motion to approve the instrument not called (House of Lords)
57. Motion to approve the instrument not moved (House of Commons)
58. Motion to approve the instrument not moved (House of Lords)
59. Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government (House of Commons)
60. Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government (House of Lords)
61. Motion to approve the instrument withdrawn (House of Commons)
62. Motion to approve the instrument withdrawn (House of Lords)
63. Motion to consider approved (House of Lords)
64. Motion to consider rejected (House of Lords)
65. Motion to consider the instrument withdrawn (House of Lords)
66. Motion to consider the instrument approved (House of Commons)
67. Motion to consider the instrument lapsed at end of session (House of Commons)
68. Motion to consider the instrument lapsed at the end of session (House of Lords)
69. Motion to consider the instrument not called (House of Commons)
70. Motion to consider the instrument not called (House of Lords)
71. Motion to consider the instrument not moved (House of Commons)
72. Motion to consider the instrument not moved (House of Lords)
73. Motion to consider the instrument rejected (House of Commons)
74. Motion to consider the instrument tabled (House of Commons)
75. Motion to consider the instrument tabled (House of Lords)
76. Motion to consider the instrument withdrawn (House of Commons)
77. Motion to stop the instrument becoming law approved (House of Lords)
78. Motion to stop the instrument becoming law lapsed at end of session (House of Lords)
79. Motion to stop the instrument becoming law not called (House of Lords)
80. Motion to stop the instrument becoming law not moved (House of Lords)
81. Motion to stop the instrument becoming law rejected (House of Lords)
82. Motion to stop the instrument becoming law tabled (House of Lords)
83. Motion to stop the instrument becoming law withdrawn (House of Lords)
84. Motion to take note of the instrument tabled (House of Lords)
85. Motion to take note of the instrument withdrawn (House of Lords)
86. No concerns raised by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) (House of Lords)
87. Non-fatal motion to object to the instrument approved (House of Lords)
88. Non-fatal motion to object to the instrument lapsed at end of session (House of Lords)
89. Non-fatal motion to object to the instrument not called (House of Lords)
90. Non-fatal motion to object to the instrument not moved (House of Lords)
91. Non-fatal motion to object to the instrument rejected (House of Lords)
92. Non-fatal motion to object to the instrument tabled (House of Lords)
93. Non-fatal motion to object to the instrument withdrawn (House of Lords)
94. Not certified under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process (House of Commons)
95. Noted as an instrument of interest by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) (House of Lords)
96. Oral evidence session by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) (House of Lords)
97. Procedure concluded in the House of Commons (House of Commons)
98. Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords (House of Commons and House of Lords)
99. Question on a motion to stop the instrument becoming law put (House of Lords)
100. Question on a non-fatal motion to object to the instrument put (House of Lords)
101. Question on motion that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved put (House of Lords)
102. Question on motion to approve the instrument put (House of Commons)
103. Question on motion to approve the instrument put (House of Lords)
104. Question put on motion to consider the instrument (House of Commons)
105. Question put on motion to consider the instrument (House of Lords)
106. Report by the Government Actuary laid before the House of Commons (House of Commons)
107. Report by the Government Actuary laid before the House of Lords (House of Lords)
108. Report by the Government Actuary withdrawn from the House of Commons (House of Commons)
109. Report by the Government Actuary withdrawn from the House of Lords (House of Lords)
110. 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)
111. 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)
112. Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (SCSI) draws the special attention of the House to this instrument on other grounds (House of Commons)
113. 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)
114. 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)
115. 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)
116. 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)
117. 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)
118. 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)
119. 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)
120. Written statement explaining why the Government decided to make the regulations without the consent of the devolved authorities (House of Commons)
121. Written statement explaining why the Government decided to make the regulations without the consent of the devolved authorities (House of Lords)
122. 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)
123. 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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