Budget 2015: House of Commons Rep (DOT) Coverage

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House_of_Commons_Rep_(DOT) wrote: »

Are you watching the Budget live?

No. I'm looking out of the window and watching the grass grow. It's much more exciting.

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Budget 2015: Budget Documents

The Budget 2015 documents are now available on HM Treasury’s website.

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Here's the full Transcript of the speech itself:

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/chancellor-george-osbornes-budget-2015-speech

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Budget 2015: YouTube video

The video of the Budget 2015 Statement by the Chancellor, George Osborne, and the response from the Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband, is now available on Parliament's YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_w9BgO-nk0

What do you think of the announcements made in today's Budget?

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UPDATE: MPs from all sides of the House are debating the Budget Resolutions and the economic situation. This is expected to continue until 7pm, although today’s debate could conclude earlier.

The debate will continue to be broadcast live on Parliament TV or you can watch from the start.

What happens next?

There will be themed budget debates Thursday, Friday and Monday in the House of Commons Chamber. Timings are approximate as Parliamentary business is subject to change.

The schedule and topic of these debates are as follows:

Thursday 19 March: Business

This debate is expected to start after 11am.

Friday 20 March: Local Growth

This debate is expected to start at 9.30am.

Monday 23 March: Jobs, Pensions and Savings

This debate is expected to start after 3.30pm.

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Budget 2015: Thursday

Good morning,

MPs will carry on debating the 2015 Budget in Parliament today. Follow our thread for regular updates.

Today’s Schedule

There is going to be a statement by Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, on Fiscal Responsibility and Fairness. This is expected to commence around 11 – 11.30am.

Later, the 2015 Budget debates will continue and are expected to be about business. The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ed Balls, will open the continuing debate. MPs will debate Budget Resolutions, moved by the Chancellor, George Osborne. The debate is expected to commence between 12 and 1pm.

Watch today’s statement and debate live Parliament TV.

Catch Up

The transcript of yesterday’s 2015 Budget Statement and subsequent debates are now available to read.

Let us know if you have any questions about the Budget and Parliament.

Thanks

DOT

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Budget 2015: Friday

Hi MSE’ers,

Today is the third day of debate on the 2015 Budget in Parliament.

Today’s Schedule

The theme of today’s debate on the 2015 Budget Resolutions is local growth. The debate started at 9.30am.

Watch live on Parliament TV.

Catch Up

Read the transcripts of yesterday’s statement by Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, on Fiscal Responsibility and Fairness and the debate on the Budget Resolutions.

Watch the statement and the debate on Parliament TV.

Thanks,

DOT

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Budget 2015: Monday

Good morning,

Today’s Schedule

The theme of today’s debate on the 2015 Budget Resolutions is jobs, pensions and savings. The debate is expected to start after 3.50pm, but could be later if any Ministerial Statements or Urgent Questions are granted.

Watch live on Parliament TV.

Related Info

The House of Commons Library has produced a number of briefing papers relating to the 2015 Budget:

• Read: Budget 2015: A summary
• Read: Pensions: annuities
• Read: Restricting pension tax relief
• Read: Lifetime survivors pensions from public service schemes

Catch Up

Read the transcript of Friday’s Budget 2015 debate on local growth.

Watch the debate on Parliament TV.

Thanks,

DOT

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Budget 2015: Catch up

Catch Up

Monday’s Budget debate was opened by Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith. This was followed by the first reading of the Finance Bill (No.2) 2014-15.

• Read Commons Hansard: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
• Read Commons Hansard: Finance (Money)
• Watch the debate from the beginning on Parliament TV

What’s next?

MPs will debate all remaining stages of the Finance (No.2) Bill on Wednesday 25 March. This is expected to commence after 12.45pm, but could be later depending on preceding business.

• Watch all stages of Finance (No.2) Bill 2014-15 on Parliament TV

Additional Info

• Find out more about the Finance (No.2) Bill 2014-15

The Overview of Tax Legislation and Rates document sets out the detail of each tax policy measure announced at Budget 2015.

• Overview of Tax Legislation and Rates (external site)

Thanks

DOT

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Budget 2015

Catch Up

MPs debated all remaining stages of the Finance (No.2) Bill 2014-15 yesterday. The Bill completed all its stages and will now go to the House of Lords.

This Bill is known as a "Money Bill". The House of Lords cannot amend Money Bills so committee stage, report stage and third reading are just formalities.

• Watch Parliament TV: Debate on the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2014-15, Wednesday 25 March 2015
  
• Read Commons Hansard: Debate and divisions on the Finance (No.2) Bill 2014-15, Wednesday 25 March 2015

We hope you have found this Budget 2015 thread useful.

Additional Info: Dissolution of Parliament

Dissolution is the term for the end of a Parliament. Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 a Parliament is dissolved 25 working days before the general election.

Parliament is expected dissolve on Monday 30 March 2015 ahead of the general election Thursday 7 May 2015.

Remember, if you want to vote in the general election, you will need to be on the electoral register. The deadline for registering to vote in time for the election is 20 April 2015. Please see our voter registration thread for more information.

• Find out more about the dissolution of Parliament

Parliament is expected to prorogue today bringing the current Parliamentary session to a close, ahead of dissolution on Monday.

• Find out more about the prorogation of Parliament

The date of Parliament’s return will be known when the Monarch issues a royal proclamation summoning the new Parliament. The royal proclamation will be published in the London Gazette.

• The London Gazette (external site)

We will post on MSE again when Parliament returns with information and updates on business in the House of Commons, as well as opportunities to have your say.

Finally, thank you to everyone who has viewed and commented on our threads this Parliament. We always welcome your suggestions on how we can improve our content, so please feel free to carry on sharing your views on our threads.

DOT