Money Bill
There has been discussion about whether Labour will seek to have this bill designated as a money bill, which would effectively remove House of Lords scrutiny. A decision about whether a bill is a money bill is made by the Speaker of the House, after the report stage. However, according to guidance on Money Bills from the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel:
1.35 During the debates in 1911 it was alleged to be a defect in the bill that the Speaker was not required to make his decision earlier because of the risk of the Commons proceedings being completed in ignorance of whether the bill was to be certified. There is now an informal indication, published as a note when the Bill is listed on the Commons Order Paper, as to whether a bill is likely to be certified as a money bill.
The notice that the bill will be presented today on the Order Paper makes no mention of a money bill, so this seems to be an indication - though not a certainty - that Labour are not pursuing this possibility.
Bill due this afternoon
The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill is due to be published this afternoon. This is the bill that will enable the introduction of the PIP 4-point rule and cuts to universal credit for disabled claimants.
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According to the UK parliament website, it is a: "Bill to make provision to alter the rates of the standard allowance, limited capability for work element and limited capability for work and work-related activity element of universal credit and the rates of income-related employment and support allowance, and to restrict eligibility for the personal independence payment."
