Tag Archives: royal assent

The Liberal Democrat Equal Marriage Act Roll of Honour

mark and ros at equal marriage vigilAs the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill receives Royal Assent and becomes an Act, which I’m reliably informed will be around now. I thought it would be a good idea to celebrate those people in the Liberal Democrats whose work made it happen. I know that such an endeavour is fraught with danger because I am bound to leave somebody out and they will be upset, or hate me forever, or both, but I thought it was worth the risk – and if I do …

Posted in News | Also tagged , and | 8 Comments

Opinion: do Parliament’s laws really need Royal Assent in 2013?

Queen Elizabeth IIThe country needs to save as much money as it can. Anything we can save will help the government to balance the books.

A small but wasteful activity is the requirement for Acts of Parliament to receive Royal Assent. Many people may believe that a Bill becomes law when it is passed by both Houses of Parliament. But it is a requirement for every Bill to go before the Queen and receive her approval.

Royal Assent is usually granted a few weeks after the Bill is passed by Parliament. …

Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged and | 38 Comments
Advert

Recent Comments

  • PM
    @ Mick, We could look at taxes on wealth instead of cutting spending. It's hard to deny that taxes are a burden. You must secretly agree. So if they are a bu...
  • Mick Taylor
    @Jana. OK, so what services are you going to cut to get taxes down? We are being told we must pay MUCH MORE for defence. Are you going to cut education , NHS, c...
  • Sam Ammar
    Israel threatens and intimidates all those who are trying to vote in Jerusalem. Unless international forces go over and force Israel to behave there will be no ...
  • Jana
    @Jack With due respect, I work with young people who are at risk of becoming NEET and therefore know a large number of their families. There can be no doubt th...
  • PM
    @ Jack, Jana should probably have said they could be cheating the system. Even so it's rather OTT to say it her comment was disgusting. I remem...