Bills which have been published in draft for pre-legislative scrutiny since 1997 are listed, by parliamentary session. The list includes draft bills published so far in the current session. The Government have also announced that a draft Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill will be published in the current session. Decisions about bills to be published in draft in the next session will be announced in due course.
1997-98
Pension Sharing on Divorce
Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy)
Limited Liability Partnerships
1998-99
Financial Services and Markets
Food Standards
Local Government (Organisation and Standards)
Electronic Communications
Freedom of Information
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums
1999-2000
Commonhold and Leasehold Reform
Football
Insolvency
International Criminal Court
Regulatory Reform
Water
2000-01
Export Control and Non-Proliferation
Proceeds of Crime
2001-02
Communications
Companies
Extradition
Justice (Northern Ireland)
Local Government
Mental Health
NHS (Wales)
2002-03
Civil Contingencies
Corruption
Electricity (Trading and Transmission)
Gambling (part)
Gender Recognition
Housing
Mental Incapacity
Nuclear Sites and Radioactive Substances
Police (Northern Ireland)
Public Audit (Wales)
2003-04
Animal Welfare
Charities
Civil Service
Criminal Defence Service
Disability Discrimination
Gambling (part)
Identity Cards
Mental Health
Regional Assemblies
School Transport
Single European Currency
Transport (Wales)
2004-05
Children (Contact) and Adoption
Commissioner for Older People (Wales)
Company Law Reform
Corporate Manslaughter
Natural Environment and Rural Communities
2005-06
Terrorism
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement
Coroners
Legal Services
2006-07 (to date)
Climate Change
Human Tissue and Embryos
Local Transport
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanction