Main Estimates: Government spending plans for 2022/23
This briefing summarises 2022/23’s Main Estimates, the way in which Parliament approves the Government’s spending plans for the year.

What is an EU (Approvals) Bill and why is one needed now? This Bill concerns draft EU proposals concerning Albania and Serbia participating as observers in the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency, and an agreement between the EU and Canada on competition laws. This paper provides background on the proposals and explains why an Act of Parliament is needed for the UK Government to approve them in the Council of the European Union.
European Union (Approvals) Bill 2017-19 (325 KB , PDF)
The European Union (Approvals) Bill (HC Bill 2) has two clauses. The first is on the approval of draft decisions under Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and the second sets out the extent, commencement and short title of the Bill.
The Bill deals with the parliamentary approval of:
The purpose of the Bill is to fulfil a requirement in section 8 of the European Union Act 2011 which requires that EU legislative proposals made on the basis of the catch-all Article 352 TFEU are approved by an Act of Parliament before the UK Government can support them in the Council of the European Union (composed of government ministers from the EU Member States).
The Bill, if passed, will be the European Union (Approvals) Act 2017, and it will authorise the Government to agree to the adoption of the proposals in the Council.
European Union (Approvals) Bill 2017-19 (325 KB , PDF)
This briefing summarises 2022/23’s Main Estimates, the way in which Parliament approves the Government’s spending plans for the year.
This briefing discusses the circumstances in which corporates can commit crimes in England and Wales, setting out recent developments and proposals for reform.
Briefings on the Northern Ireland Protocol, including on EU-UK negotiations, Article 16, international law, and information on the UK Government announcement to change the Protocol through the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.