📅 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Programme)

• Bill Committal: The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill will be sent to a Public Bill Committee for detailed examination.

• Committee Timeline: The Public Bill Committee must conclude its proceedings by Thursday, 20 March 2025. It is allowed to meet twice on its first day.

• Consideration and Third Reading: The Consideration stage of the Bill must be finished one hour before the end of the parliamentary session on the day it starts. The Third Reading must be completed by the end of that same session.

• Exemption from Standing Order: The usual rules about programming committees will not apply during the Consideration and Third Reading stages.

• Other Proceedings: Any additional proceedings related to the Bill can be scheduled as needed.

The transcript of the parliamentary session on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill shows minimal to no disagreement among the participants. The session primarily consists of procedural motions and their timings, without any recorded debate or objection from any party. The motion was put forth and agreed to without any dissenting comments or alternative proposals being mentioned, indicating a consensus on the procedural aspects of the Bill’s consideration. For instance, the line ‘Question agreed to.’ at the end of the transcript directly indicates that the motion was passed without any recorded opposition or debate. Therefore, the session is rated low on the disagreement scale, at 1 out of 5.