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Papers for 22 April 2020

Papers shown here were laid on 21/04/2020. Sometimes the dates of when each Paper was laid can vary.

All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.

Item number 1
 Draft Licensing Act 2003 (Victory in Europe Day Licensing Hours) Order 2020 (12 February 2020)
Item number 2
 Draft Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020 (3 March 2020)
Item number 1
 Communities and Local Government—Government Response to the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Report on the Revitalisation of the High Street (26 March). (238)
Item number 1
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (Affirmative Instrument, No. 350, laid on 26 March 2020)
Item number 2
 Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 404, laid on 7 April 2020)
Item number 3
 Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Rules 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 408, laid on 8 April 2020)
Item number 4
Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 406, laid on 8 April 2020)
Item number 5
 Civil Aviation (Aerial Advertising) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 430, laid on 17 April 2020)
Item number 6
 Competition Act 1998 (Groceries) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 369, laid on 27 March 2020)
Item number 7
 Competition Act 1998 (Health Services for Patients in England) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 368, laid on 27 March 2020)
Item number 8
 Competition Act 1998 (Health Services for Patients in Wales) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 435, laid on 20 April 2020)
Item number 9
 Competition Act 1998 (Solent Maritime Crossings) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 370, laid on 27 March 2020)
Item number 10
 Coronavirus (Retention of Fingerprints and DNA Profiles in the Interests of National Security) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 391, laid on 1 April 2020)
Item number 11
 Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 417, laid on 9 April 2020)
Item number 12
 Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 385, laid on 31 March 2020)
Item number 13
 Electronic Monitoring (Responsible Persons) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Order 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 418, laid on 9 April 2020)
Item number 14
 Employment Appeal Tribunal (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 415, laid on 9 April 2020)
Item number 15
 Feed-In Tariffs (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Order 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 375, laid on 30 March 2020)
Item number 16
 Investigatory Powers (Temporary Judicial Commissioners and Modification of Time Limits) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 360, laid on 27 March 2020)
Item number 17
 Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 425, laid on 15 April 2020)
Item number 18
 Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 392, laid on 2 April 2020)
Item number 19
 Local Government (Coronavirus) (Structural Changes) (Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 426, laid on 16 April 2020)
Item number 20
 Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner (Coronavirus) (Postponement of Elections and Referendums) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 395, laid on 6 April 2020)
Item number 21
 Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 362, laid on 30 March 2020)
Item number 22
 Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 382, laid on 30 March 2020)
Item number 23
 National Health Service (Amendments Relating to the Provision of Primary Care Services During a Pandemic etc.) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 351, laid on 26 March 2020)
Item number 24
 National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 411, laid on 8 April 2020)
Item number 25
 Nursing and Midwifery Council (Emergency Procedures) (Amendment) Rules 2020 Order of Council 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 364, laid on 30 March 2020)
Item number 26
 Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (General Levy) (Revocation) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 355, laid on 27 March 2020)
Item number 27
 Offender Management Act 2007 (Coronavirus) (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 401, laid on 6 April 2020)
Item number 28
 Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 381, laid on 31 March 2020)
Item number 29
Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 359, laid on 27 March 2020)
Item number 30
Posted Workers (Agency Workers) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 384, laid on 31 March 2020)
Item number 31
Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 400, laid on 6 April 2020)
Item number 32
 Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activities) (Coronavirus) Order 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 433, laid on 17 April 2020)
Item number 33
Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 405, laid on 7 April 2020)
Item number 34
Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Amendment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 61, laid on 3 April 2020)
Item number 35
Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Amendment Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 397, laid on 3 April 2020)
Item number 36
Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 53, laid on 27 March 2020)
Item number 37
Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 371, laid on 27 March 2020)
Item number 38
Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 63, laid on 7 April 2020)
Item number 39
Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 409, laid on 7 April 2020)
Item number 40
 Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Waiting Days and General Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 374, laid on 27 March 2020)
Item number 41
 Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Waiting Days and General Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 54, laid on 27 March 2020)
Item number 42
 Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 427, laid on 15 April 2020)
Item number 43
Street and Road Works (Amendments Relating to Electronic Communications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 346, laid on 26 March 2020)
Item number 44
 Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Coronavirus) (England) (Amendment) Order 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 412, laid on 8 April 2020)
Item number 45
 Tribunal Procedure (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 416, laid on 9 April 2020)
Item number 46
 Working Time (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 365, laid on 27 March 2020)
Item number 47
 District Probate Registries (Amendment) Order 2020 (Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings, No. 380, laid on 31 March 2020)
Item number 1
 Draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Item number 2
 Draft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2020
Item number 3
 Draft Square Kilometre Array Observatory (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2020
Item number 1
 Football Spectators (2020 UEFA European Championship Control Period) (Coronavirus) (Revocation) Order 2020 (432)
Item number 2
Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 (434)
Item number 3
 Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (439)
Item number 1
 The Government's revised Accountability Framework with NHS England and NHS Improvement for 2019–20
Item number 2
 The Government's mandate to NHS England for 2020–21
Item number 3
 First Report of the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission on the Work of the Committee in 2018–19
Item number 4
Report of the Public Works Loan for 1 April 2019–24 February 2020
Item number 5
Report on the making of a call-out order, dated 27 March 2020, of the Reserve Forces in support of HM Forces in connection with the United Kingdom's response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus
Item number 6
 Statement of Emissions 2018
Item number 1
 The Lord Speaker informed the House that he had received, under the proviso of section 4(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, notification that the following instruments had come into operation before being laid before Parliament, together with an explanation: Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (350) Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus)… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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  Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Extension of Time Limits for Legal Proceedings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
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