This bill keeps Northern Ireland's government running when there are no elected ministers, allows the UK Secretary of State to ask departments for advice on raising money, and requires financial reports to be shown to Parliament.
A Bill to Extend the period during which departmental functions may be exercised in the absence of Ministers to cover the whole of the current period in which there is no Executive; to give the Secretary of State power, during that period, to commission advice and information for the purpose of developing options for raising more public revenue in Northern Ireland or otherwise improving the sustainability of public finances in Northern Ireland; and to require certain accounts and related documents to be laid before the House of Commons in periods in which the Northern Ireland Assembly is not functioning.
Status: Act of Parliament
Current House: Unassigned
Stage: Royal Assent
Sponsored by: Chris Heaton-Harris, Lord Caine
Introduced: 2023-04-27
Royal Assent: 2023-05-24