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How to find Delegated Legislation on the web
1. How to find Secondary
Legislation on
www.parliament.uk
Lloyd Owen
2. House of Commons – List of Statutory
Instruments
• To find out which procedure
the SI is going through look
at the PDF page
• Updated on Friday each
sitting week
• Explains where an SI is in
the procedure through the
House of Commons
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/
3. House of Commons – Newly introduced
• When they are introduced
they will appear in the
appendix section of the daily
votes and proceedings
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/votes-and-
proceedings/
4. House of Commons – awaiting a
Delegated Legislation Committee
• Check the calendar
section of the
website for general
committees – this is
updated each sitting
Wednesday
afternoon
http://services.parliament.uk/calendar/
5. House of Commons – finding the
debates in Hansard
• Go through to Hansard,
General Committee debates
then Delegated Legislation
Committees
• There will be a list of
debates from all of the
Delegated Legislation
Committees
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/
6. House of Commons – awaiting date on
the floor of the House
The section where it will be listed is Future Business (Section B) of the
Commons Order Paper – Remaining Orders and Notices
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-
papers/commons/agenda-and-order-of-business/
7. House of Commons – awaiting time on
the floor of the House
• Check the calendar
section of the
website for main
chamber
http://services.parliament.uk/calendar/
8. House of Commons – approval
• When the are approved they will appear in the
votes and proceedings for that day
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/votes-
and-proceedings/
9. House of Lords – all in one place
• House of Lords business about secondary
legislation is in one place
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/lords/
10. House of Lords – all in one place
• You need to look in
various sections for
the different
instruments
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/lords/
11. House of Lords – Secondary Legislation
Scrutiny Committee
• Their work can be
found here
• There is also a
guidance section for
people wishing to
write to them
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-
select/secondary-legislation-scrutiny-committee/
12. House of Lords – Hansard
• You can find things
that were debated in
the main chamber
and the grand
committee
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/lords/by-date/
13. Joint Committee on Statutory
Instruments
• To find out what the
committee is looking
at their web page has
details
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-
select/statutory-instruments/