Consolidation Bills (Hansard, 15 March 1985)

§ Mr. White
asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will list the consolidation Bills Her Majesty's Government propose to introduce during the present Session.

§ Mr. Biffen
In addition to the Cinemas Bill and the Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Bill, which is currently before the other House, further Bills are being prepared on the following subjects with a view to possible introduction this Session.

Housing

Housing Associations

Housing Construction (Consequential Provisions)

Landlord and Tenant

Opticians

Statute Law Repeals^{^*}

Weights and Measures.

^{^*} Not strictly a consolidation measure, though subject to a similar parliamentary procedure.

§ Mr. White
asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will list the consolidation Bills that have been introduced; and how many received the Royal Assent in each Session since 1955.

§ Mr. Biffen
The information requested is as follows: 1955–56

Food and Drugs;

Medical;

Nurses^*;

Nurses Agencies^{^*};

Sexual Offences;

Therapeutic Substances.

1956–57

Affiliation Proceedings;

Dentists;

Governors' Pensions;

Housing;

Nurses;

Nurses Agencies;

Road Transport Lighting;

Solicitors.

1957–58

Agricultural Marketing;

Dramatic and Musical Performers' Protection;
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Entertainments Duty;

Horse Breeding;

Housing (Financial Provisions);

Insurance Companies;

Matrimonial Proceedings (Magistrates' Courts)^{^*}; (Withdrawn)

Prevention of Fraud (Investments);

Statute Law Revision.

1958–59

Adoption;

Colonial Development and Welfare;

County Courts;

Dog Licences;

Licensing (Scotland);

Manoeuvres;

National Debt;

Overseas Resources Development;

Slaughter of Animals; Statute Law Revision;

Town and Country Planning (Scotland);

Wages Councils;

Weeds.

1959–60

Distress for Rates;

Films;

Road Traffic;

Statute Law Revision.

1960–61

Factories;

Land Compensation.

1961–62

Building Societies;

Education (Scotland);

Telegraph;

Town and Country Planning;

Vehicles (Excise).

1962–63

Betting Duties;

Betting, Gaming and Lotteries;

Land Compensation (Scotland);

Purchase Tax;

Statute Law Revision;

Statute Law Revision (Scotland)^{^*}

1963–64

Licensing;

Statute Law Revision;

Statute Law Revision (Scotland);

Television.

1964–65

Compulsory Purchase;

Dangerous Drugs;

Family Allowances;

Hire Purchase;

Hire Purchase (Scotland);

Industrial and Provident Societies;

Matrimonial Causes;

Ministerial Salaries Consolidation;

National Health Service Contributions;

National Insurance;

National Insurance (Industrial Injuries);

New Towns;

Nuclear Installations;

Statute Law Revision (Consequential Repeals);

Superannuation.

1965–66

Development of Inventions^*;

Mines (Working Facilities and Support);

Statute Law Revision.

1966–67

Advertisements (Hire Purchase);

Air Corporations;

Capital Allowances^*;

Development of Inventions;

Forestry;

General Rate;
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Housing (Scotland)^*;

Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases);

Legal Aid (Scotland);

Plant Health;

Police (Scotland) (No. 2);

Road Traffic Regulation;

Sea Fish (Conservation);

Sea Fisheries Regulation^*;

Sea Fisheries (Shellfish);

Teachers' Superannuation.

1967–68

Capital Allowances;

Courts Martial (Appeals);

Criminal Appeal;

Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland);

Export Guarantees;

Firearms;

Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland);

New Towns (Scotland);

Provisional Collection of Taxes;

Rent.

1968–69

Customs Duties (Dumping and Subsidies);

Late Night Refreshment Houses;

Sea Fish Industry^*;

Statute Law (Repeals);

Trustees Savings Banks.

1969–70

Income and Corporation Taxes;

Sea Fish Industry;

Taxes Management.

1970–71

Attachment of Earnings;

Coinage;

Guardianship of Minors;

Hydrocarbon Oil (Customs & Excise);

National Savings Bank;

Prevention of Oil Pollution;

Rent (Scotland);

Road Traffic^*;

Town and Country Planning;

Tribunals and Enquiries;

Vehicles (Excise);

1971–72

Betting and Gaming Duties;

Contracts of Employment;

Costs in Criminal Cases^*;

Local Employment;

National Debt;

Poisons;

Road Traffic;

Summertime;

Town & Country Planning (Scotland).

1972–73

Costs in Criminal Cases;

Independent Broadcasting Authority;

Land Compensation (Scotland);

Matrimonial Causes;

Powers of Criminal Courts;

Statute Law Repeals;

Statute Law Revision (Northern Ireland).

1973–74

Juries^*;

Legal Aid;

Slaughterhouses;

Statute Law (Repeals)^*.

Friendly Societies;

Insurance Companies;

Juries;

Solicitors;

Statute Law (Repeals);

1974–75

Airports Authority;

Criminal Procedure (Scotland);

Export Guarantees;

House of Commons Disqualification;
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Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases);

Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Northern Ireland Old Cases);

Iron and Steel;

Ministerial and Other Salaries;

Ministers of the Crown;

Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification;

Nursing Homes;

Recess Elections;

Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries;

Social Security;

Social Security (Consequential Provisions);

Social Security (Northern Ireland);

Statute Law (Repeals);

Supply Powers.

1975–76

Adoption;

Fatal Accidents;

Land Drainage;

Legitimacy;

Lotteries and Amusements;

Police Pensions;

Resale Prices;

Restrictive Practices Court;

Restrictive Trade Practices;

Sexual Offences (Scotland);

Statute Law (Repeals);

Statute Law Revision (Northern Ireland);

Supplementary Benefits.

1976–77

Agricultural Holdings (Notices to Quit);

British Airways Board;

Employment Protection^*;

National Health Service;

Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions)^*;

Protection from Eviction;

Rent;

Statute Law (Repeals).

1977–78

Adoption (Scotland);

Commonwealth Development Corporation;

Electricity (Scotland)^*;

Employment Protection (Consolidation);

Export Guarantees and Overseas Investment;

Interpretation;

National Health Service (Scotland);

Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions);

Oaths;

Refuse (Disposal) (Amenity): [formerly Refuse (Disposal)];

Statute Law (Repeals);

Wages Council^*.

1978–79

Agricultural Statistics;

Alcoholic Liquor Duties;

Capital Gains Tax;

Child Care^*;

Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs);

Customs and Excise Management;

Electricity (Scotland);

Exchange Equalisation Account;

Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates);

Foster Children^*;

Hydrocarbon Oil Duties;

International Monetary Fund;

Matches and Mechanical Lighters Duties;

Prosecution of Offences;

Tobacco Products Duty;

Wages Councils.

1979–80

Child Care;

Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland);

Education (Scotland);

Foster Children;

Highways;

Justices of the Peace;

Limitation;

Magistrates' Courts;
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Overseas Development and Co-operation:

Reserve Forces;

Residential Homes;

Sale of Goods;

Slaughter of Animals (Scotland);

Social Welfare (Local Services)^*;

Solicitors (Scotland);

Statute Law Revision (Northern Ireland);

Water (Scotland).

1980–81

Acquisition of Land;

Animal Health;

Betting and Gaming Duties;

Broadcasting;

Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations);

English Industrial Estates Corporation;

Film Levy Finance;

Judicial Pensions;

National Film Finance Corporation;

New Towns;

Public Passenger Vehicles;

Statute Law (Repeals);

Trustee Savings Banks.

1981–82

Agricultural Training Board;

Aviation Security;

Civil Aviation;

Industrial Development;

Industrial Training;

Insurance Companies;

Iron and Steel.

1982–83

Car Tax^*;

Litter;

Matrimonial Homes;

Medical^*;

Mental Health;

Pilotage;

Representation of the People;

Value Added Tax^*.

1983–84

Car Tax;

Medical;

Value Added Tax;

County Courts;

Mental Health (Scotland);

Public Health (Control of Disease);

Foster Children (Scotland);

Dentists;

Registered Homes;

Food;

Road Traffic Regulation;

Rent (Scotland);

Capital Transfer Tax;

Building.

^* These Bills did not receive Royal Assent.