This paper discusses the way that Parliament scrutinises the Government's proposals for taxation, set out in the annual Budget statement. It looks at how this procedure may be affected by the timing of a General Election, and the decision in 2017 to move the Budget from the Spring to the Autumn. It also provides some suggestions for further reading.
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The Rules for the Redistribution of Seats- history and reform (143 KB, PDF)
This briefing is no longer being updated. It has been replaced by another Library briefing paper: Constituency boundary reviews and the number of MPs
The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-11 will introduce new Rules for the Redistribution of Seats. This Note sets out how the current Rules for the Redistributions of Seats in the Commons have evolved from the Speaker’s Conference in 1944 and should be read in conjunction with Standard Note 5570 Reducing the size of the House of Commons.
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The Rules for the Redistribution of Seats- history and reform (143 KB, PDF)
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