Writing Resources
The passage of a Bill is a long process which usually takes months to be finally passed and enacted The process is as follows Firstly before the Bill is placed at Parliament it is needed to be written This happens when a policy is identified by the relevant government department This policy objective may have been set out in an election manifesto and they process a preliminary report to stimulate public discussion this is called a Green Paper Then after they re happy with that the creation of a White Paper can begin This is a report giving information and proposals on an issue by the government Usually after this the draft can be made When the final draft is completed it will be put forward to Parliament Then the first reading can now happen in the House of Commons This acts as a preliminary notion of the proposed measure and what the Bill includes Afterwards a second hearing occurs with the proposals debated within the House Some of the proposals may be amended after discussion and a vote is occurs on whether the legislation should be enacted Usually a party whip is used an official who makes sure MPs vote to support their party
