The Coronavirus Act 2020 was passed on 25 March 2020 and gave the Government various new powers to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak. The act stipulates that the House of Commons must have the opportunity to decline to renew certain of these powers every six months. A parallel debate on the temporary provisions in the act is to take place in the House of Lords on 28 September 2020.
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Regulation of Political Opinion Polling Bill [HL] (128 KB, PDF)
The Regulation of Political Opinion Polling Bill [HL] is a private member’s bill introduced by Lord Foulkes (Labour). The Bill seeks to establish—by regulations—a Political Opinion Polling Regulation Authority (POPRA) which would be responsible for setting rules for political opinion polling in the UK. This In Focus provides an outline of the bill’s main provisions and the background to its introduction.
Documents to download
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Regulation of Political Opinion Polling Bill [HL] (128 KB, PDF)
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